Meaning

6 senses
  1. Having a visible or identifying mark.

    having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination

  2. Having a visible or identifying mark.

    Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.

  3. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.

    The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.

  4. (phoneme)Distinguished by a positive feature.

    "Young" is the marked element of the old/young pair, since the usual way of asking someone's age is "How old are you?".

    markiert

  5. Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.

    A marked man.

    singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate

  6. In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
distinguished by a positive feature:

Origin

From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed.

From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed.

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Forms

more marked, most marked
Comparativemore marked Lesson
Superlativemost marked Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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