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- [flek]
- /flɛk/
- /flek/
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- [flek]
- /flɛk/
Definitions of fleck word
- noun fleck a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt. 1
- noun fleck a spot or small patch of color, light, etc.: the dapple mare with flecks of gray. 1
- noun fleck a spot or mark on the skin, as a freckle. 1
- verb with object fleck to mark with a fleck or flecks; spot; dapple. 1
- noun fleck A very small patch of color or light. 1
- noun fleck small speck 1
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Origin of fleck
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English flekked spotted; akin to Old Norse flekkr spot, streak, Old High German flec (German Fleck), Middle Low German, Middle Dutch vlecken to soil
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Parts of speech for Fleck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fleck popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fleck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fleck
noun fleck
- speck — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- stripe — a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment.
- streak — a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
- stipple — to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
- pinpoint — the point of a pin.
verb fleck
- mottle — to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.
- variegate — to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
- dust — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- dapple — to mark or become marked with spots or patches of a different colour; mottle
- maculate — spotted; stained.
Antonyms for fleck
adj fleck
- brindle — a brindled animal
- brindled — brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour
- dappled — You use dappled to describe something that has dark or light patches on it, or that is made up of patches of light and shade.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
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