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Measled vs Measles - What's the difference?

measled | measles |

As an adjective measled

is infected or spotted with measles.

As a noun measles is

rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus, of genus Morbillivirus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes.

measled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Infected or spotted with measles.
    • measled pork
    (Webster 1913)

    measles

    English

    (wikipedia measles)

    Etymology 1

    Plural of (etyl) and influenced by measle.

    Noun

    (measles)
  • Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus'', of genus ''Morbillivirus , featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes
  • Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles.
    • Usage notes
    * Used with either singular or plural verb.
    Synonyms
    * (disease) morbilli, rubeola, red measles, , hard measles
    Derived terms
    * * , three-day measles * false measles * French measles * German measles

    Etymology 2

    See measle

    Noun

    (head)
  • (obsolete)
  • (obsolete) Leprosy.
    • English pluralia tantum