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freck

Pronunciation: /fɹɛk/

The English word “freck” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Synonym of freckle (“a small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin; any small spot which has a different colour from its background”).

verb

  1. To cover (someone or something) with small marks or spots; to dapple, to freckle, to speckle.
  2. To scatter objects over (something).

adjective

  1. Not showing proper respect; impertinent, impudent.
  2. Bold, brave, courageous.
  3. Physically active and healthy; robust, vigorous.
  4. Often followed by for or to: eager to do something; also, quick to act when an opportunity arises; prompt.

Etymology

The noun is a clipping of freckle (noun). Freckle is derived from frecken (“(obsolete except UK, dialectal) freckle”)), from Late Middle English fracle, frekel, frekle (“freckle; pimple; fleck of colour in a stone”), a variant of frakne, freken (“freckle; other skin blemish”) from Old Norse freknur pl, an s-less variant of Proto-Germanic *sprekalą (“freckle”), from Proto-Indo-European…

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