DISCOLORATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does discoloration mean?
• DISCOLORATION (noun)
The noun DISCOLORATION has 2 senses:
1. a soiled or discolored appearance
2. the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
Familiarity information: DISCOLORATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DISCOLORATION (noun)
Meaning:
A soiled or discolored appearance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
discoloration; discolouration; stain
Context example:
the wine left a dark stain
Hypernyms ("discoloration" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discoloration"):
scorch (a discoloration caused by heat)
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)
tarnish (discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation)
Meaning:
The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
discoloration; discolouration
Hypernyms ("discoloration" is a kind of...):
change of color (an act that changes the light that something reflects)
