lentiginous

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UK/lɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs/US/lɛnˈtɪdʒənəs/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, resembling or having lentigines.

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freckledlentiginosepatterned
OriginLatin lentīginōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivelentiginous (comparative more lentiginous, superlative most lentiginous)

comparative more lentiginous · superlative most lentiginous

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or having lentigines.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or covered with or resembling freckles

Similar
freckledlentiginosepatterned
Also see
freckledlentiginose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlentīginōsus“freckled”
  2. Englishlentiginous

Learned borrowing from Latin lentīginōsus (“freckled”).

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APA

lentiginous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentiginous

MLA

“lentiginous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentiginous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lentiginous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentiginous.

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