hickey

[hik-ee] / ˈhɪk i /

NOUN

blemish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blot blotch bruise discoloration freckle imperfection pimple scar smudge snag stain stigma wart

STRONG

birthmark blackhead blister bloom blur brand bug catch chip cicatrix defacement defect deformity dent disfigurement disgrace dishonor eyesore fault impurity lentigo lump macula maculation mark mole nevus nodule patch pock pockmark second sight speck speckle spot taint tarnish vice whitehead zit

WEAK

beauty spot blot on the landscape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cleanliness perfection

STRONG

advantage beauty benefit esteem honor

WEAK

adornment decoration embellishment ornament

NOUN

pimple

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acne blemish blister lump

STRONG

abscess blackhead boil bump carbuncle caruncle excrescence furuncle inflammation papule pustule spot whitehead zit

WEAK

beauty spot papula

Example Sentences

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The new season focuses on Nick and Charlie’s couple stuff: sharing a bed during a class trip to Paris, navigating hickey shame, coming out about their relationship.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023

A police report describes the mark as a hickey.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2018

Jepson has hired a lawyer and looked up that claim to the last infinitesimal hickey; he knows more about the Old Juan than I do.

From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane

To Von Plaanden's indignant disgust, his military splendor was seriously impaired by a huge "hickey" over his left eye, the memento of a well-aimed rock.

From The Unspeakable Perk by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

hickey

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