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blemish

/bˈlemɪʃ/BLEH-mish
/bˈlɛmɪʃ/BLEH-mish

Meaninglivid, bruised

Common meaning: a flaw

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)blaman‘a bruise colour’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa bruise colour → to make paleblesmir‘to make pale’source
  3. Middle Englishblemisshensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto make pale → a flawblemish‘a flaw’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) blaman ‘livid, bruised’.

Roots

  • blaman Old Norse (Icelandic) “livid, bruised”

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