Fingernail
/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
- 2 the nail at the end of a finger wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I always keep a set of fingernail clippers in my guitar case."
Etymology
From Middle English finger neil(e); equivalent to finger + nail. Compare Middle English nayl of fynger (“fingernail”) and Old English handnæġl (“fingernail”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fingernail (“fingernail”), West Frisian fingerneil (“fingernail”), Dutch vingernagel (“fingernail”), German Fingernagel (“fingernail”), Danish fingernegl (“fingernail”), Swedish fingernagel (“fingernail”), Norwegian fingernegl (“fingernail”), Icelandic fingurnögl (“fingernail”).