dark spot
Area lacking light
A dark spot is an area darker than its surroundings—a blemish on skin, a shadow on an X-ray, a region of reduced brightness.
Figuratively, a dark spot is a troubling area or gap: The company's finances remain a dark spot in an otherwise strong report.
On the sun, dark spots are cooler regions appearing as shadows on the surface.
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- freckleSmall pigmented skin spot
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- beauty markFlattering facial blemish
- stainLasting surface discoloration
coffee stain · shadow · bruise · sun damage · flaw · mark · blotch · speck · pigment · melanin · lesion · skin cancer · patch · imperfection · birthmark · discoloration · eclipse · black hole
- spacespace, sun, moon, stars, star
- discolorationdiscoloration, stain, stains, staining, blotch
- spotsblot, blotch, dot, fleck, mark
- lunar featurescrater, mare, maria, rille, mons
- planetary featuresvolcano, mountain, crater, canyon, cliff
- planetary weatherdust storm, hurricane, cyclone, anticyclone, polar vortex
luminosity/visibility
dark spotbright spot
Lone positive element
highlight · high point · strong point · white spot · crowning achievement
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