What is another word for discolors?

Pronunciation: [dɪskˈʌləz] (IPA)

Discoloration is an unpleasant result of various causes. It occurs when the original color of an object or substance changes due to exposure to light, heat, water, or chemicals. Synonyms for the word "discolors" include blemishes, tarnishes, blots, stains, and spots. Tarnished silver is an example of discoloration, while bleached clothing is another. The use of synonyms for discolors provides a way to describe different types of staining, from subtle fading to drastic discoloration. By understanding the subtle differences in meaning between synonyms, writers can effectively communicate the nature and extent of discoloration in various contexts, whether describing a subtle change in hue or an unsightly stain.

What are the hypernyms for Discolors?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Discolors

Cigarette smoking stains a woman's fingers and discolors her teeth.
"Civics and Health"
William H. Allen
Sometimes one is stained with dirt or with color, and not only does the stain run on further than the spot of contact, but it discolors other of the threads.
"Light On The Path and Through the Gates of Gold"
Mabel Collins
The amount of metal taken off by the finer grades of emery paper is so small as to be scarcely appreciable, save that it slightly discolors the emery paper.
"Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II"
Joshua Rose

Famous quotes with Discolors

  • The Idols of Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. For it is a false assertion that the sense of man is the measure of things.the human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.
    Francis Bacon
  • The Idols of the Cave are the idols of the individual man. For everyone (besides the errors common to human nature in general) has a cave or den of his own, which refracts and discolors the light of nature, owing either to his own proper and peculiar nature; or to his education and conversation with others
    Francis Bacon
  • Water! Of all liquids on Earth, the only one chosen for scrubbin' and flushin'. The liquid they rinse baby's nappies in, the fluid that floods the gutters o' this cloud-squeezer town; a single drop o' water discolors a glass of Irish, and you, false friend, are wantin' me to pour this abrasive substance into me defenseless body!
    Tom Robbins

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