Mottle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an irregular arrangement of patches of color

mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒtəl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɑːɾəl/.

Examples

it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dapple blotch streak cloud

Parts of Speech

noun	an irregular arrangement of patches of color “it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green”
verb	mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
verb	colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

Word Forms

mottling	noun	the act of coloring with areas of different shades
streak	noun	a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
blotch	noun	an irregularly shaped spot
dapple	noun	a small contrasting part of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fleckig

eine unregelmäßige Anordnung von Farbflecken

🇫🇷French

marbrure

une disposition irrégulière de taches de couleur

🇪🇸Spanish

motear

una disposición irregular de manchas de color

🇮🇹Italian

screziatura

una disposizione irregolare di macchie di colore

🇳🇱Dutch

vlekkerig

een onregelmatige opstelling van kleurvlakken

🇵🇹Portuguese

manchado

um arranjo irregular de manchas de cor

🇷🇺Russian

пятнистость

неравномерное расположение цветных пятен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बूटी

रंग के धब्बों की अनियमित व्यवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

মটল

রঙের প্যাচগুলির একটি অনিয়মিত বিন্যাস

🇮🇳Tamil

மச்சம்

வண்ணத் திட்டுகளின் ஒழுங்கற்ற ஏற்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

మచ్చలు

రంగు పాచెస్ యొక్క క్రమరహిత అమరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

चिवडा

रंगाच्या पॅचची अनियमित व्यवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિત્ત

રંગના પેચોની અનિયમિત ગોઠવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಚ್ಚೆ

ಬಣ್ಣದ ತೇಪೆಗಳ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൊട്ടിൽ

നിറങ്ങളുടെ പാച്ചുകളുടെ ക്രമരഹിതമായ ക്രമീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟਲ

ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਪੈਚ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ

🇵🇰Urdu

موٹل

رنگ کے پیچ کی ایک بے ترتیب ترتیب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斑点

不规则排列的色块

🇯🇵Japanese

まだら

色の斑点の不規則な配置

🇰🇷Korean

반점

색상 패치의 불규칙한 배열

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lốm đốm

sự sắp xếp không đều của các mảng màu

🇹🇭Thai

มอยส์เจอร์

การจัดเรียงสีไม่สม่ำเสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

belang

susunan bercak warna yang tidak beraturan

🇵🇭Filipino

batik-batik

isang hindi regular na pag-aayos ng mga patch ng kulay

🇲🇾Malay

jeragat

susunan tompok warna yang tidak teratur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرقش

ترتيب غير منتظم من بقع اللون

🇮🇷Persian

خال

چیدمان نامنظم لکه های رنگی

🇹🇷Turkish

benekli

renk lekelerinin düzensiz düzenlenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַמֵר

סידור לא סדיר של כתמי צבע

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The primary meaning of 'mottle' is 'an irregular arrangement of patches of color'.

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