To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted.

a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

a collection of the skin pigment melanin in the skin, but in a concentration

increased melanin content of a cell

A flat circular spot on the skin about the size of the head of a nail that develops after repeated exposure to sunlight, particularly in someone of fair complexion. Freckles may be red, yellow, tan, light-brown, brown, or black. They are always darker than the skin around them since they are due to deposits of the dark melanin , a dark pigment . See the entire definition of Freckle

A light or moderately brown spot that appears on the skin as a result of exposure to sunlight. Freckles are most common in people with fair complexions.

Small local brownish flat spot of pigmentation darker than the surrounding skin due to a benign accumulation of melanin. (also ephelis, lentigo)

Freckles are small tan spots of melanin on the skin of people with fair complexions, though rarely people of African descent get them.