Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discolored

/dɪskˈʌlɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: dis-col-ored
IPA: /dɪskˈʌlɚd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.

adj

Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of discolor

Example Sentences

"Once again you see an in / Discolored skin gives you away / So afraid, you kindly gurgle out a date for me"
"More sundry colours, then the proud Pauone / Beares in his boasted fan, or Iris bright, / When her discolourd bow she spreds through heauens hight."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more discolored (comparative) most discolored (superlative) discolor’d (alternative) discolour’d (alternative) discoloured (alternative)

Derived Forms

discoloredness undiscolored

Synonyms

bleached decoloured whitened blemished maculate tarnished motley multihued polychromatic discolored blotched blotchy

Antonyms

clean immaculate pure unblemished unmarked unstained untarnished spotless

Rhymes With

colored coloured multicolored

Questions

How do you pronounce discolored?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪskˈʌlɚd/.
What does discolored mean?: Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.

How to pronounce discolored

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