Meanings
adjectivemottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)
comparative more mottled · superlative most mottled
- Colored in patches; spotted.
The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of mottle
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek βαλιός, ποικίλος
- βαλιός (baliós)spotted
- ποικίλος (poikílos)spotted
Catalan clapat, clapejat
- clapatspotted
- clapejatspotted
Czech strakatý
- strakatýspotted
Dutch gevlekt
- gevlektspotted
Finnish täplikäs, läiskikäs
- täplikässpotted
- läiskikässpotted
French tacheté, marbré
- tachetéspotted
- marbréspotted
German gesprenkelt, gefleckt
- gesprenkeltspotted
- geflecktspotted
- meliertspotted
- marmoriertspotted
- fleckigspotted
Hungarian pettyezett, pöttyözött
- pettyezettspotted
- pöttyözöttspotted
- pettyesspotted
Irish ballach
- ballachspotted
Māori tarare, tāingoingo
- tararespotted
- tāingoingospotted
- kōrangorangospotted
- tawatawaspotted
Portuguese malhado, manchado
- malhadospotted
- manchadospotted
Russian пятни́стый, кра́пчатый
- пятни́стый (pjatnístyj)spotted
- кра́пчатый (krápčatyj)spotted
- пёстрый (pjóstryj)spotted
Slovak fľakatý, strakatý
- fľakatýspotted
- strakatýspotted
Spanish moteado, manchado
- moteadospotted
- manchadospotted
- jaspeadospotted
Swedish fläckig
- fläckigspotted
Tagalog batik-batik
- batik-batikspotted
Turkish benekli
- beneklispotted
Cite this entry
APA
mottled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mottled
MLA
“mottled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mottled. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mottled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mottled.
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