marbled

adjective

mar·​bled ˈmär-bəld 

1

[marble entry 1]

a

: made of or covered with marble or marbling

b

: marked by an extensive use of marble as an architectural or decorative feature

ancient marbled cities

2

: having markings or coloration suggestive of marble

3

[marble entry 2] : marked by an intermixture of fat and lean

well-marbled beef

Synonyms

• colored
• colorful
• spotted
• dapple
• stained
• blotched
• pied
• splotched
• blotchy
• pinto
• mottled

Examples of marbled in a Sentence

The mansion has beautiful marbled columns.

The meat was marbled with fat.

Recent Examples on the Web

Pearly, marbled, galaxy, and smoky nail art give it a mystical aura. —Andrea Carbajal, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2025

The geckos display a brown-gray coloring with some having dark bands or marbled patterns. —Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025

On July 13 and July 16, a marbled cat was caught by the camera lens, according to the study. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025

There are three marbled shades to choose from that not only look beautiful in the tube but also on your face: soft pink Inès, neutral beige Louise (pictured here), and Aïssa, a pink for darker skin tones. —Annie Blackman, Allure, 18 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for marbled

• garbled

Kids Definition

marbled

adjective

mar·​bled ˈmär-bəld 

1

: made from or decorated with marble

2

: having markings or color similar to marble

3

: having lines of fat throughout

marbled meat