A dimple is a small hollow in someone's cheek or chin, often one that you can see when they smile.
Bess spoke up, smiling so that her dimples showed.
Synonyms: indentation, pit, hollow, dip More Synonyms of dimple
dimple in British English
(ˈdɪmpəl)
noun
1.
a small natural dent or crease in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin
2.
any slight depression in a surface
3.
a bubble or dent in glass
verb
4.
to make or become dimpled
5. (intransitive)
to produce dimples by smiling
Derived forms
dimply (ˈdimply)
adjective
Word origin
C13 dympull; compare Old English dyppan to dip, German Tümpel pool
dimple in American English
(ˈdɪmpəl)
noun
1.
a small, natural hollow on the surface of the body, as on the cheek or chin
2.
any little hollow, as on water
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdimpled or ˈdimpling
3.
to make dimples in
verb intransitive
4.
to show or form dimples
Derived forms
dimply (ˈdimply) (ˈdɪmpli)
adjective
Word origin
ME dimpel, akin to MHG tumpfel, Ger tümpel, deep hole in water < nasalized var. of Gmc *dup-, to be deep < IE base *dheub-, *dheup-, hollow, deep > deep, dip
Examples of 'dimple' in a sentence
dimple
Her face was round and dimpled.
Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford (1853)
Her dimples were perfect, little dark cups in her cheeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Technically speaking, a dimple is a congenital abnormality caused by the cheek muscles failing to develop properly.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Chinese translation of 'dimple'
dimple
(ˈdɪmpl)
n(c)
酒窝(窩) (jiǔwō) (对, duì)
Nearby words of
dimple
dime
dimension
diminish
dimple
din
dine
dine out
(noun)
Definition
a small natural dent on the cheeks or chin
cellulite causes orange peel-like dimples on the skin
Synonyms
indentation
With a knife make slight indentations around the pastry.
pit
He could see shallow pits in her skin.
hollow
where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
dip
Turn right where the road makes a dip.
dent
There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.
cleft
concavity
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dent
Definition
a hollow in the surface of something
There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.
Synonyms
hollow,
chip,
indentation,
depression,
impression,
pit,
dip,
crater,
ding (Australian, New Zealand, obsolete, informal),