freckled

adjective

freck·​led ˈfre-kəld 

: having freckles

his freckled nose

I knew this little girl. She looked like the freckled six-year-old in my mother's wallet. She felt like Pollyanna.

—Lorene Cary

Synonyms

• dappled
• dapple
• dotted
• flecked
• mottled
• specked
• speckled
• splotchy
• spotted
• spotty
• stippled
• variegated

Examples of freckled in a Sentence

a tanned girl with a freckled face

Recent Examples on the Web

And while White's face wasn't visible in the demonstration, fans quickly pointed out the snowboarder's tattoo and freckled arms. —Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024

Jumper was among the 300 pets on the transport, and her freckled, smiling face caught Aslanian's attention. —Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024

But Mack – freckled face, baby afro, rocking an unlimited supply of hockey jerseys – was an old-school verbal bruiser, coming up with wild-and-crazy rhyme schemes to all those MCs who dare step to him. —Craig Lindsey, VIBE.com, 20 Sep. 2024

Meet the Testers Grandma: 75, freckled and fair-skinned with pink undertones. —Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above