Whereas "marked with" is more likely to refer to "soiled with" or "polluted with". "The birthday was wild fun, marked by cheering and playfulness and the host singing a tribute to her mother." "The birthday was disappointing, marked with some fights and the kitchen catching fire." The latter describes the specific markings.
The difference lies in the essence of the definition. When defining a word using 'marked by', it means that the word describes some quality with a certain special characteristic, whereas using 'having' implies that the word principally describes such a special characteristic. Thus in your example of 'a calm demeanor', the word whose definition contains 'marked by' could refer to a certain ...
Good discussion. I would add that "marked by" or "characterized by" can apply to person, place or thing; whereas "given to" applies only to sentient beings—entities who can be said to have preferences or proclivities.
The 19th century was marked by the abolition of slavery. The 19th century marked the abolition of slavery. Which is correct? The meaning is that the abolition of slavery was an important event in ...
Used in this sense, "marked-up" is a purely descriptive term and doesn't imply a negative judgment about the quality of the manuscript. I haven't encountered the expression "red-marked copy" in my editing work, but I don't see anything wrong with it as a descriptive phrase.
I have heard "marked" pronounced with 2 syllables like "mar-ked" but online dictionaries show only the 1-syllable pronunciation. When should it be pronounced with 2, and is it a
adjectives - When is "marked" pronounced with 2 syllables? - English ...