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- DictionaryMottled/ˈmäd(ə)ld/
adjective
- 1. marked with spots or smears of color: "a bird with mottled brown plumage"
1. : a colored spot. 2. a. : a surface having colored spots or blotches. b. : the arrangement of such spots or blotches on a surface. 3. : mosaic sense 5. mottle. 2 of 2. verb. mottled; mottling ˈmät-liŋ. ˈmä-tᵊl-iŋ. transitive verb. : to mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained. mottler. ˈmät-lər. ˈmä-tᵊl-ər.
to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade. noun. a diversifying spot or blotch of color. mottled coloring or pattern. / ˈmɒtəl / verb. tr to colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. noun. a mottled appearance, as of the surface of marble. one streak or blotch of colour in a mottled surface. Discover More.
MOTTLED meaning: 1. covered with areas of different colours that do not form a regular pattern: 2. covered with…. Learn more.
If something is mottled, it has random spots or patches, like the mottled coat of a dapple gray horse. Definitions of mottled. adjective. having spots or patches of color. synonyms: dappled. patterned. having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
IPA guide. Other forms: mottled; mottles. To mottle is to speckle or dapple with dots. An artist might mottle a canvas by dripping splotches of paint on it. You can also use mottle as a noun, for a patchy arrangement of color or light: "The dog's fur was a mottle of brown and black."
6 days ago · Something that is mottled is covered with patches of different colours which do not form a regular pattern. ...mottled green and yellow leaves. Synonyms: blotchy, spotted, pied, streaked More Synonyms of mottled. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of mottled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
