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freckle Definition

freckle (frek′əl)

noun

a small, brownish spot on the skin, esp. as a result of exposure to the sun

Etymology: ME frekel, altered < frakene < Scand, as in Norw dial. frokle, freckle & Norw frekna, Dan fregne, Swed fräkne, ON freknōttr, freckled < IE base *(s)p(h)ereg-, to strew: see spark

transitive verb -·led, -·ling

to cause freckles to appear on

intransitive verb

to become spotted with freckles

freckle Related Forms

freck′led adjective or freck′ly

freckle Synonyms

freckle

n.

pigmentation, macula, lentigo, mole, patch, blemish, blotch.

freckle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: I had freckles, a bad haircut, scored more goals in football than all of them put together.
  • remove: In the past the root was eaten and the herb has been used to remove freckles.
  • get: My first thought on reading this question was that you can't get freckles in the eyes.
  • fade: In beauty treatments Lemon was traditionally used to whiten skin and teeth, fade freckles and blemishes, and lighten hair.

Adjective modifier

  • red: Plus I wore a red cowboy's hat and I had red freckles.
  • brown: Deep chocolate brown freckles were scattered across the bridge of her nose, as if applied carefully by a child doing a drawing.
  • more: Will's hair was redder and he had far more freckles, but otherwise he and Geoffrey were mirror images of each other.

Modifying Another Word

heavily: It showed a red haired, heavily freckled girl and carried the typed caption ' Very Brainy ' .

Preposition: in

cat: Slight freckling in a mature cat should not be penalized.