| NOUN | attribute | discoloration, stain, discolouration | a soiled or discolored appearance |
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| act | discoloration, discolouration | the act of changing the natural color / color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded |
| Sounds | dihskah.lerey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A soiled or discolored appearance. | |
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| Synonyms | stain, discolouration | |
| Narrower | bloodstain | A discoloration caused by blood |
| iron mold, iron mould | A spot caused the staining with rust or ink | |
| mud stain | A stain produced by mud | |
| oil stain | A stain produced by oil | |
| scorch | A discoloration caused by heat | |
| tarnish | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | decoloración, descoloración, descolorido, mancha | |
| Catalan | descoloració, descoloriment | |
| Verbs | discolor | change color, often in an undesired manner |
| discolor | cause to lose or change color | |
| Meaning | The act of changing the natural color / color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded. | |
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| Synonym | discolouration | |
| Broader | change of color | An act that changes the light that something reflects |
| Spanish | descoloración | |
| Catalan | descoloració | |
| Verbs | discolor | change color, often in an undesired manner |
| discolor | cause to lose or change color | |
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