Speck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very small spot

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛk/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛk/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈɛk/.

Examples

the plane was just a speck in the sky
this dish could use a touch of garlic
speck the cloth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soupcon hint mote corpuscle pinpoint pinch tinge particle touch mite atom molecule jot

Parts of Speech

noun	a very small spot “the plane was just a speck in the sky”
noun	(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun	a slight but appreciable amount “this dish could use a touch of garlic”
verb	produce specks in or on “speck the cloth”

Word Forms

speck	verb	produce specks in or on
pinpoint	verb	locate exactly
atomise	verb	break up into small particles
atomic	adjective	immeasurably small
molecular	adjective	relating to simple or elementary organization; --G.A. Miller
speck	noun	a very small spot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fleck

ein sehr kleiner Fleck

🇫🇷French

tache

un tout petit endroit

🇪🇸Spanish

mota

un lugar muy pequeño

🇮🇹Italian

granello

un posto molto piccolo

🇳🇱Dutch

vlek

een heel klein plekje

🇵🇹Portuguese

partícula

um local muito pequeno

🇷🇺Russian

пятнышко

очень маленькое место

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलंक

एक बहुत छोटा सा स्थान

🇧🇩Bengali

দাগ

একটি খুব ছোট জায়গা

🇮🇳Tamil

புள்ளி

மிகவும் சிறிய இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మచ్చ

చాలా చిన్న ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

ठिपका

एक अतिशय लहान जागा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પેક

ખૂબ જ નાની જગ્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಕ್ಕೆ

ಬಹಳ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ತಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുള്ളി

വളരെ ചെറിയ ഒരു സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਟਾਕ

ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਛੋਟਾ ਸਥਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھبہ

ایک بہت چھوٹی جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斑点

一个很小的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

斑点

非常に小さなスポット

🇰🇷Korean

작은 얼룩

아주 작은 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đốm

một điểm rất nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

จุด

จุดเล็กมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bintik

tempat yang sangat kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

batik

isang napakaliit na lugar

🇲🇾Malay

bintik

tempat yang sangat kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بقعة

بقعة صغيرة جداً

🇮🇷Persian

لکه

یک نقطه بسیار کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

benek

çok küçük bir nokta

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְקוּדָה

נקודה קטנה מאוד

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The primary meaning of 'speck' is 'a very small spot'.

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