Word Meanings - BLEMISH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

injure, soil, F. blêmir to grow pale, fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. blême, prob. fr. Icel blaman the livid color of a wound, fr. blar blue; akin to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one 1. To mark with deformity; to injure

Additional info about word: BLEMISH

injure, soil, F. blêmir to grow pale, fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. blême, prob. fr. Icel blaman the livid color of a wound, fr. blar blue; akin to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one 1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind. Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul. Brathwait. 2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame. There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation. Oldys.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of BLEMISH)

• Defect
• Shortcoming
• omission
• fault
• imperfection
• flaw
• blemish
• want
• Scar
• Cicatrix
• disfigurement
• mark
• seam
• spot
• reproach
• Stain Dye
• color
• tinge
• slur
• shame
• paint
• blot
• soil
• sully
• discolor
• tarnish
• taint
• disgrace
• dishonor
• befoul
• stigmatize

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of BLEMISH)

• Daub
• caricature
• misportray
• misrepresent
• misdelineate
• misdepict
• Laud
• praise
• approve
• commend

Related words: (words related to BLEMISH)

• COMMENDATOR
  One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
• COLORMAN
  A vender of paints, etc. Simmonds.
• REPROACHER
  One who reproaches.
• APPROVEDLY
  So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
• SHAMEFAST
  Modest; shamefaced. -- Shame"fast*ly, adv. -- Shame"fast*ness, n. See Shamefaced. Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. is a blushing shamefast spirit. Shak. Modest apparel with shamefastness. 1 Tim. ii. 9 .
• COMMENDER
  One who commends or praises.
• FAULTINESS
  Quality or state of being faulty. Round, even to faultiness. Shak.
• PRAISEWORTHINESS
  The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
• DEFECTIONIST
  One who advocates or encourages defection.
• DEFECTUOSITY
  Great imperfection. W. Montagu.
• DEFECTIBILITY
  Deficiency; imperfection. Ld. Digby. Jer. Taylor.
• COLORATE
  Colored. Ray.
• COLORIMETRY
  The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a substance. 2. A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that of a standard liquid.
• TAINTWORM
  A destructive parasitic worm or insect larva.
• PRAISER
  1. One who praises. "Praisers of men." Sir P. Sidney. 2. An appraiser; a valuator. Sir T. North.
• PAINTING
  The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture. 3. Color laid on; paint. Shak. 4. A depicting by words; vivid representation
• DEFECTIVE
  Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- De*fect"ive*ly, adv. -- De*fect"ive*ness, n. (more info) 1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied
• PAINTER
  A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything. Totten. (more info) panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. ; painteir a net, gin,
• SULLY
  To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation. Statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke. Roscommon. No spots to sully the brightness of this
• PAINTERSHIP
  The state or position of being a painter. Br. Gardiner.
• CONTINGENT
  Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate. If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one. Blackstone. (more info) touch on all sides, to happen; con-
• APPRAISER
  One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.
• SUSTAIN
  F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus- + tenere to hold. See 1. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains
• CONCOLOR
  Of the same color; of uniform color. "Concolor animals." Sir T. Browne.
• PICK-FAULT
  One who seeks out faults.
• DISAPPROVE
  1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others. 2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
• INDEFECTIBLE
  Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow. A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke.
• REPAINT
  To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.
• SUSTAINABLE
  Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable.
• ISABELLA; ISABELLA COLOR
  A brownish yellow color. (more info) Spanish princess Isabella, daughter of king Philip II., in allusion to the color assumed by her shift, which she wore without change from