marked
strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
watched as an object of suspicion or vengeance: a marked man.
having a mark or marks: beautifully marked birds; to read the marked pages.
Linguistics. : Compare unmarked (def. 2).
(of a phoneme) characterized by the presence of a phonological feature that serves to distinguish it from an otherwise similar phoneme lacking that feature, as (d), which, in contrast to (t), is characterized by the presence of voicing.
characterized by the presence of a marker indicating the grammatical function of a construction, as the plural in English, which, in contrast to the singular, is typically indicated by the presence of the marker -s.
specifying an additional element of meaning, in contrast to a semantically related item, as drake in contrast to duck, where drake specifies “male” while duck does not necessarily specify sex.
occurring less typically than an alternative form, as the word order in Down he fell in contrast to the more usual order of He fell down.
Origin of marked
1Other words for marked
Other words from marked
- mark·ed·ly [mahr-kid-lee], /ˈmɑr kɪd li/, adverb
- mark·ed·ness, noun
- half-marked, adjective
- well-marked, adjective
Words Nearby marked
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How to use marked in a sentence
It marked a groundbreaking moment in how the country viewed Jews, especially Jewish women.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America? | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
The results were awful: marked osteoporosis in the spine, hip, and femur.
When they do dine, the Hitchcocks sometimes use Limoges china marked “Plaza Athénée.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe coming anniversary is marked by little stickers that say “We remember” or “We are human too,” but little else.
Where Chechens Go to Escape Their Surreal Past—and Risky Present | Anna Nemtsova | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In this case, I suspect, there was co-operant a strongly marked childish characteristic, the love of producing an effect.
Children's Ways | James SullyMany British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThat evening in the gondola, with one old and two newer friends, is marked with a white stone in my recollection.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyNo trait is better marked in the normal child than the impulse to subject others to his own disciplinary system.
Children's Ways | James SullyThey had been permitted to sit up till after the ice-cream, which naturally marked the limit of human indulgence.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for marked
/ (mɑːkt) /
obvious, evident, or noticeable
singled out, esp for punishment, killing, etc: a marked man
linguistics distinguished by a specific feature, as in phonology. For example, of the two phonemes /t/ and /d/, the /d/ is marked because it exhibits the feature of voice
Derived forms of marked
- markedly (ˈmɑːkɪdlɪ), adverb
- markedness, noun
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