discoloration

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a soiled or discolored appearance
noun the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded

From discolor + -ation.

The discoloration of ages had been great. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
An odd sultry light glowed over the discolorations. — Erik Dorn, Ben Hecht
There is a slight, greenish discoloration 'round the scratch. — The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson

stain, discolouration

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