mole vs blemish

blemish vs mole

mole and blemish both are nouns.

mole is not a verb while blemish is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mole	Yes	No	No	No
blemish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, blemish is a hypernym of mole; that is, blemish is a word with a broader meaning than mole:

mole: a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
blemish: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

Other hypernyms of mole include defect, mar.

mole (noun)	blemish (noun)
small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
a spy who works against enemy espionage
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
spicy sauce often containing chocolate

mole (verb)	blemish (verb)
	add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
	mar or impair with a flaw
	mar or spoil the appearance of

Difference between mole and blemish

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.