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Synonyms for piebald

  • adjective

Most common

pied calico mottled dappled

All synonyms

Adjective

pied, mottled, dappled, calico, motley, parti-colored, particolored US, particoloured UK, variegated, multi-colored, multicolored US, multicoloured UK, multi-coloured, painted, multicolor US, multicolour UK, varicolored US, varicoloured UK

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.

Related words

Word family
pied

Example sentences

  • calico The gingham dog and the calico cat Side by side on the table sat.
  • mottled Bronzing bracken and mottled bramble gleamed in the light of the sinking sun.
  • dappled The path was dappled with sunlight.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
piebaldrising
piedrising
calicosteady
mottledfalling
dappledrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pied1
6 letters
motley2, calico3
7 letters
painted2, mottled2, dappled
10 letters
variegated4, multicolor4
11 letters
multicolour, varicolored
12 letters
multicolored4, particolored, varicoloured
13 letters
multicoloured, particoloured

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motley2 = 2 syllables).