blemish
to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions.
a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his record.
Origin of blemish
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Other words from blemish
- blem·ish·er, noun
- un·blem·ished, adjective
- un·blem·ish·ing, adjective
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How to use blemish in a sentence
Up close, viewers can appreciate the peaks and valleys created by the paint itself, as well as the cracks and blemishes that have accumulated over the centuries.
Check out this 10-billion-pixel, 3D panorama of an iconic painting | Stan Horaczek | January 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWe will see if those defensive limitations are enough to derail another title bid, but the Chiefs aren’t the only ones with blemishes on their Super Bowl resume.
The fatal flaw that could stop each NFL playoff team from reaching Super Bowl LV | Neil Greenberg | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostThe number one thing that sells a red potato is a nice bright red skin color, without any blemishes.
Potato innovation has stagnated for decades. Sexual reproduction might get it unstuck. | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewVaguely resembling a sunflower — or the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings — the spot appears as a dark blemish wreathed by ribbons of plasma that have been sculpted by magnetic fields sprouting from the spot’s center.
This new image reveals a sunspot in unrivaled detail | Christopher Crockett | December 11, 2020 | Science NewsThe only blemishes for the Packers were a missed extra point by Mason Crosby and a knee injury suffered by center Corey Linsley.
Aaron Rodgers continues to thrive. Mitchell Trubisky? Not so much. | Mark Maske | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
Through them alone came her interests and her emotions; consequently, she suffered no longer from her blemished life.
Juana | Honore de BalzacThe sheet of paper had not been blemished but after a while Peter took it out and wrote the same thing on another.
The Boy Grew Older | Heywood BrounWe speak with sadness; the honour of the Church has been not a little blemished in the time of Honorius.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousNot a curve that was blemished by an angle or ruffled by asperities.
Ormond, Volume II (of 3) | Charles Brockden BrownThere was the same blemished appearance as before, and the crack in the vase was now plainly visible.
The Christian | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for blemish
/ (ˈblɛmɪʃ) /
a defect; flaw; stain
(tr) to flaw the perfection of; spoil; tarnish
Origin of blemish
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