n. A brownish-yellow spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands, either hereditary or produced by exposure to the sun. These spots usually occur in large number, and are due to increase in the pigment of the lower layers of the epidermis.n. Any small spot or discoloration; a fleck.To mark with freckles or spots: as, his face was freckled by the sun.To become covered with freckles: as, the face freckles by exposure.