Blemish Definition

blĕmĭsh
blemished, blemishes
noun
blemishes
A mark that mars the appearance, as a stain, spot, scar, etc.
Webster's New World
Any flaw, defect, or shortcoming.
Webster's New World

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

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Antonyms:
verb
blemished
To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness.
Skin blemished by an allergy.
American Heritage
To mar, as by some flaw or fault; spoil the perfection of.
Webster's New World

To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.

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Other Word Forms of Blemish

Noun

Singular:
blemish
Plural:
blemishes

Origin of Blemish

  • From Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blemir, blesmir (“make pale, injure, wound, bruise”) (French blêmir), from Old Frankish *blesmjan, *blasmjan (“to make pale”), from Old Frankish *blasmi (“pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“white, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bles (“white spot”), German blass (“pale”), Old English āblered (“bare, uncovered, bald”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English blemisshen to damage, mar from Old French blesmir, blemir blemiss- to make pale of Germanic origin bhel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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