What does "forehead" mean?
The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
Forehead
/ˈfɔːhɛd/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
- Grammar: forehead is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: brow, browline, forepart, frons.
- Useful contrasts: back, chin, mentum.
- Usage evidence: A high forehead is indicative of great mental power.
How to use "forehead"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline. countable
"'This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought, and it sat for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in the pictures of him), while the rest waited in silence. At last the Dodo said, ‘everybody has won, and all must have prizes.’'"
- 2 the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits wordnet
- 3 confidence; audacity; impudence. uncountable
"Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty; For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood, Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility"
- 4 the part of the face above the eyes wordnet
- 5 The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen. countable, uncountable
Example
"A high forehead is indicative of great mental power."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "forehead"?
Common synonyms include: brow, browline, forepart, frons, front, frontal bone.
How do you use "forehead" in a sentence?
A high forehead is indicative of great mental power.
How do you pronounce "forehead"?
Pronounced /ˈfɔːhɛd/.
Etymology
From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).