discolored
discolored adjective: deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained. Also the simple past and past participle of discolor.
Adjective
discolored (comparative more discolored, superlative most discolored)
- Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.
- Once again you see an in / Discolored skin gives you away / So afraid, you kindly gurgle out a date for me2005, Alice in Chains, “Sludge Factory”, in Alice in Chains (grunge)
- Synonyms:
- bleached, decoloured, whitened, blemished
- Multicolored.
- More sundry colours, then the proud Pauone / Beares in his boasted fan, or Iris bright, / When her discolourd bow she spreds through heauens hight.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, book III, canto XI
- Synonyms:
- motley
Also used as
discolored is also the simple past and past participle of discolor.
Synonyms of discolored
Antonyms
Forms of discolored
| comparative | more discolored |
|---|---|
| superlative | most discolored |
| alternative form | discolor’d |
| alternative form | discolour’d |
| alternative form | discoloured |
Words formed from discolored
Questions about discolored
- What does discolored mean?
- Discolored means deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.
- What part of speech is discolored?
- Discolored is an adjective.
Words near discolored in the dictionary
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