different between spotted vs mottled

spotted

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sp?t?d/
  • (General American) enPR: sp?t??d, IPA(key): /?sp?t??d/, [?sp????d]
  • Rhymes: -?t?d
  • Hyphenation: spot?ted

Adjective

spotted (comparative more spotted, superlative most spotted)

  1. Discoloured by spots; stained.
  2. (no comparative or superlative) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).
    the spotted hyena

Synonyms

  • (discoloured by spots): blotched, blotchy, stained, spotty

Translations

Verb

spotted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of spot

Derived terms

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mottled

English

Etymology

1670-80 mottle +? -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: m?t' ld, IPA(key): /?m?t ?ld/

Adjective

mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)

  1. Colored in patches; spotted
    The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

Derived terms

  • mottled duck

Translations

Verb

mottled

  1. simple past tense and past participle of mottle

mottled From the web:

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  • what's mottled mean
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  • what causes mottled skin on legs
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  • what is mottled skin baby
  • what does mottled spleen mean
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