blemish
[ blem-ish ]
/ ˈblɛm ɪʃ /
verb (used with object)
to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions.
noun
a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his record.
Origin of blemish
1275–1325; Middle English (v.) < Anglo-French, Middle French
blemiss-, long stem of
ble(s)mir to make livid, perhaps < Old Low Franconian
*blesmjan; see
blaze2
SYNONYMS FOR blemish
synonym study for blemish
3. See
defect.
OTHER WORDS FROM blemish
blem·ish·er, noun un·blem·ished, adjective un·blem·ish·ing, adjectiveWords nearby blemish
bleeding heart,
bleep,
bleeper,
bleeping,
blellum,
blemish,
blench,
blend,
blende,
blended family,
blended learning
Example sentences from the Web for blemish
British Dictionary definitions for blemish
blemish
/ (ˈblɛmɪʃ) /
noun
a defect; flaw; stain
verb
(tr)
to flaw the perfection of; spoil; tarnish
Word Origin for blemish
C14: from Old French
blemir to make pale, probably of Germanic origin
Medical definitions for blemish
blemish
[ blĕm′ĭsh ]
n.
A small circumscribed alteration of the skin considered to be unesthetic but insignificant.