splotch
Messy ink mark
A splotch is an irregular spot or stain, typically messy or uneven in shape: a splotch of ink on his shirt, splotches of color across the canvas.
The word suggests something splashed or spread haphazardly rather than neatly placed.
Skin conditions often produce splotches—red, discolored patches without defined borders.
Altered surface pigmentation
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- markVisible impression or sign
- spotMark or location
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
mottle · dapple · speckle · streak · patch · smirch · soil · dirty
Mark left by painter's tool
gestural · abstract · expressionism · pollock · palette · pigment · acrylic · watercolor
Congenital skin discoloration
- freckleSmall pigmented skin spot
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- sunspotDark stellar surface region
vitiligo · rash · hive · welt · bruise · contusion · discoloration · pigmentation
Having irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- spottedSeen or patterned
speckled · flecked · stippled · brindled · piebald · calico · tortoiseshell · camouflage
discoloration
Altered surface pigmentation
tarnish · mottle · dapple · speckle · streak · patch · smirch · soil · dirty · foul
blot
Mark left by spillage
spatter · splatter · blob · daub · dab · dot · fleck · speck · droplet · blotchy
brushstroke
Mark left by painter's tool
drip · gestural · abstract · expressionism · pollock · palette · pigment · acrylic · watercolor · wash
birthmark
Congenital skin discoloration
sunspot · vitiligo · rash · hive · welt · bruise · contusion · discoloration · pigmentation · patch
mottled
Having irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- patchyIrregular in coverage
spotted · speckled · flecked · stippled · brindled · piebald · calico · tortoiseshell · camouflage · irregular
splotchperfect circle
geometric shape · circle · crisp edge · straight line · dot