blotch

blotch

noun

Definition of BLOTCH

1

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part <a dog with a single small blotch of black>

Synonyms blotch, dapple, dot, eyespot, fleck, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotch

Related Words birthmark, freckle, mole; blob, blot, mark, smear, smudge, smutch, stain; spatter, splash; polka dot

2

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing <that cell tower is another blotch on the landscape>

Synonyms blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scar

Related Words abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape; bug, glitch, kink; blot, blur, spot, stain, taint; damage, defacement, impairment, injury; failing, weakness

Near Antonyms adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament