Fleck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

a small contrasting part of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛk/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɛk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɛk/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɛk/.

Examples

a bit of rock caught him in the eye
a bald spot
a leopard's spots

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speckle patch spot blot blob scrap chip flake bit dapple maculation

Parts of Speech

noun	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole “a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
noun	a small contrasting part of something “a bald spot”
verb	make a spot or mark onto “The wine spotted the tablecloth”

Word Forms

chip	verb	form by chipping
flaky	adjective	made of or resembling flakes
flakey	adjective	made of or resembling flakes
flake	verb	come off in flakes or thin small pieces
spot	verb	mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
speckle	verb	mark with small spots
dapple	verb	colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
patchy	adjective	irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
patch	verb	provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
fleck	verb	make a spot or mark onto
spot	noun	a blemish made by dirt
spotting	noun	the act of spotting or staining something
fleck	noun	a small contrasting part of something
blob	noun	an indistinct shapeless form
blot	noun	a blemish made by dirt

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

tache

un petit fragment de quelque chose détaché du tout

🇪🇸Spanish

mancha

un pequeño fragmento de algo separado del todo

🇮🇹Italian

macchia

un piccolo frammento di qualcosa staccato dal tutto

🇳🇱Dutch

vlek

een klein fragment van iets dat van het geheel is afgebroken

🇵🇹Portuguese

mancha

um pequeno fragmento de algo separado do todo

🇷🇺Russian

пятнышко

небольшой фрагмент чего-то, отколовшийся от целого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दारा

पूरी चीज़ से टूटा हुआ एक छोटा सा टुकड़ा

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃப்ளெக்

மொத்தத்தில் இருந்து உடைந்த ஏதோ ஒரு சிறிய துண்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

మచ్చలు

మొత్తం నుండి విడిపోయిన ఏదో ఒక చిన్న భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्लेक

संपूर्ण पासून तुटलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचा एक छोटा तुकडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લેક

આખામાંથી તૂટી ગયેલી કોઈ વસ્તુનો નાનો ટુકડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಲೆಕ್

ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆಯಾಗಿ ಒಡೆದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಣುಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലെക്ക്

മൊത്തത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പൊട്ടിയ എന്തോ ഒരു ചെറിയ കഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੱਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਜੋ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਟੁੱਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاڑو

کسی چیز کا ایک چھوٹا سا ٹکڑا جو پوری طرح سے ٹوٹ جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斑点

从整体中分离出来的一小部分

🇯🇵Japanese

斑点

全体から切り離された何かの小さな断片

🇰🇷Korean

얼룩점

전체에서 떨어져 나온 작은 조각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đốm

một mảnh nhỏ của một cái gì đó bị tách ra khỏi tổng thể

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้แมลงวัน

ชิ้นส่วนเล็กๆ น้อยๆ ของบางสิ่งที่แตกออกจากส่วนรวม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bintik

sepotong kecil dari sesuatu yang terputus dari keseluruhan

🇵🇭Filipino

tiktik

isang maliit na fragment ng isang bagay na naputol mula sa kabuuan

🇲🇾Malay

serpihan

serpihan kecil sesuatu yang terputus daripada keseluruhannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بقعة

جزء صغير من شيء مقطوع عن الكل

🇮🇷Persian

فلک

قطعه کوچکی از چیزی که از کل جدا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

benek

bütünden kopmuş bir şeyin küçük bir parçası

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֶּתֶם

שבר קטן של משהו שנשבר מהמכלול

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