🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

tache de rousseur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tash duh roos-er

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Freckle/ˈfrɛk.əl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle a des taches de rousseur sur le nez."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, brownish spot on the skin, often caused by exposure to sunlight.

    "She has a few freckles on her nose that become more prominent in the summer."
  2. 2

    A similar spot or blemish on the skin, often used in a more general sense.

    "The artist painted a portrait that captured the freckles on the child's cheeks beautifully."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'freckle' originates from the Old English 'freck', meaning 'a spot or blemish', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*frekan', meaning 'to break or shatter'. Over time, it evolved to refer specifically to small brownish spots on the skin, often caused by sun exposure.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Freckle"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Freckle"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Freckle" Synonym Map