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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flaw |
| Synonyms: | beauty spot, birthmark, blackhead, blister, bloom*, blot, blot on the landscape, blotch, blur, brand, bruise, bug*, catch, chip, cicatrix, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, discoloration, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, eyesore, fault, freckle, hickey, imperfection, impurity, lentigo, lump, macula, maculation, mark, mole, nevus, nodule, patch, pimple, pock, pockmark, scar, second, sight, smudge, snag, speck, speckle, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, vice, wart, whitehead, zit |
| Antonyms: | adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Concept: | Blemish. |
| Category: | 2. Discriminative Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
blemish, disfigurement, deformity; adactylism; flaw, defect (imperfection) ; injury (deterioration); spots on the sun; eyesore., stain, blot; spot, spottiness; speck, speckle, blur., tarnish, smudge; dirt., freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark; blobber lip, blubber lip; blain, maculation; scar, wem; pustule; whelk; excrescence, pimple (proturberance).
-verbs
disfigure (injure); speckle.
-adjectives
pitted, freckled, discolored; imperfect; blobber-lipped, bloodshot; injured (deteriorated).
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| Antonyms: | ornament |
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