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mottling
This term describes a visual texture characterized by irregular spots or blotches. In medical contexts, it often carries a negative or clinical connotation, signaling poor perfusion or circulatory failure, where the skin takes on a marbled appearance.
In artistic or design contexts, however, the term is frequently positive, suggesting organic complexity, depth, or a handcrafted quality. As a noun, the word can refer to both the resulting state (the pattern itself) and the active process of creating that pattern. When used as an adjective, it functions as a modifier to describe the specific visual quality of a surface, similar to "speckled" or "marbled," but with a stronger emphasis on irregularity and lack of uniformity.
Meanings
Examples
The patient showed significant mottling of the skin on their legs.
Look at the mottling on these granite countertops.
I want to achieve a subtle mottling effect in the background of the painting.
The leaves exhibited a strange mottling due to the viral infection.
Is that mottling on the fabric a defect or part of the design?
The cold weather caused a slight mottling of her cheeks.
The artist used a sponge for the mottling of the sky.
The ancient wall had a natural mottling from centuries of weathering.