blemish
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spotA small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
» There is yet one minor blemish.
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2 sensesA small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
Makel, Schönheitsfehler
изъя́нizʺján, дефе́ктdefékt, недоста́токnedostátok
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
A moral defect; a character flaw.
Makel
пятно́pjatnó, позо́рpozór
Examples
10 sentencesThere is yet one minor blemish.
Her beauty was blemished by the scar.
deIhre Schönheit wurde durch die Narbe verunstaltet. — Yorwba
Stink bug bites leave blemishes on vegetables.
Ziri examined the vegetables for any blemishes.
Salmonella outbreaks blemished spinach importers' reputation for running clean factories.
deDas Auftauchen von Salmonellen befleckte den Ruf der Spinatimporteure, saubere Fabriken zu betreiben. — BraveSentry
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blFrom Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blemir, blesmir (“make pale, injure, wound, bruise”) (French blêmir), from Old Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (“to make pale”), from Old Frankish *blasmī (“pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“white, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bles (“white spot”), German blass (“pale”), Old English āblered (“bare, uncovered, bald, shaven”).
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Forms
plural: blemishesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsSee also
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