marked

(märkt)
adj.

1. Having one or more distinguishing marks.
2. Clearly defined and evident; noticeable: has a marked limp. See synonyms at noticeable.
3. Singled out, especially for a dire fate: a marked man.
4. Linguistics.
   1. Of or relating to that member of a pair of words or forms that explicitly denotes a particular subset of the meanings denoted by the other member of the pair. For example, of the two words lion and lioness, lion is unmarked for gender (it can denote either a male or female) whereas lioness is marked, since it denotes only females.
   2. Explicitly characterized by or having a particular linguistic feature. For example, girls is marked for plural in English, whereas sheep is not.

markedly mark'ed·ly (mär'kĭd-lē) adv.
markedness mark'ed·ness n.

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adjective

Readily attracting notice: arresting, bold, conspicuous, eye-catching, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking. Idioms: sticking out like a sore thumb. See see/not see.

adj

Definition: apparent, obvious
Antonyms: ambiguous, imperceptible, inconspicuous, obscure, unapparent, unnoticeable, vague

IN BRIEF: adj. - Having a symbol to indicate origin, ownership, merit, distinction, etc. ; Singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate.

Every stage of human life, except the last, is marked out by certain and defined limits — Cicero

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See words rhyming with "marked."

Common misspelling(s) of marked

• maked

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mærket, markeret, klar, tydelig

idioms:

• marked man    en mærket mand

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanmerkelijk, beroemd/ berucht, gemarkeerd, gemarkeerd met een grammaticaal kenmerk

Français (French)
adj. - marqué, net, prononcé (un accent), (Ling) marqué

idioms:

• marked man    en danger, homme menacé de mort

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gezeichnet, deutlich

idioms:

• marked man    jmd. der auf der schwarzen Liste steht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έκδηλος, έντονος, χαρακτηριστικός, σαφής, καταφανής, φανερός, σταμπαρισμένος

idioms:

• marked man    διαβόητος, σταμπαρισμένος, υπό παρακολούθηση

Italiano (Italian)
notevole, marcato

idioms:

• marked man    condannato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - marcado

idioms:

• marked man    homem marcado (m)

Русский (Russian)
отмеченный, заметный, испачканный

idioms:

• marked man    человек, за действиями которого следят

Español (Spanish)
adj. - marcado, pronunciado, notable, apreciable

idioms:

• marked man    un hombre fichado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - märkt, markerad, påfallande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有记号的, 醒目的, 显著的

idioms:

• marked man    受注意的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有記號的, 醒目的, 顯著的

idioms:

• marked man    受注意的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 중요한, 주의를 받고 있는, 표시가 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 印の付いている, 著しい, 目を付けられている

idioms:

• marked man    要注意人物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محدد, معلم, مؤشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ניכר, מסומן, בולט, מצויין‬

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