cheekbone
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cheekbone
- /ˈt͡ʃikˌboʊn/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English chekebon, chekbone, from Old English ċēacbān (“cheekbone”); equivalent to cheek + bone. Compare Dutch kaakbeen (“jawbone”).
noun cheekbones · cheek bone
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The small prominent bone of the cheek.
She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.
Similar: malar bone, zygoma, zygomatic bone
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noun bone
| Español | pómulo, cigoma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광대뼈 gwangdaeppyeo |
| 日本語 | 頬骨 kyōkotsu |
| 中文 | 頰骨 /颊骨 jiágǔ, 顴骨 /颧骨 quángǔ |
| Português | zigoma, zigomático, maçã do rosto |
| Français | pommette, zygoma |
| Deutsch | Jochbein, Wangenknochen, Backenknochen |
| Italiano | zigomo, osso zigomatico, malare, osso malare |
| Русский | скула́ skulá |
| العربية | وَجْنَة wajna, عَظْم وَجْنِيّ ʕaẓm wajniyy |
Talk about this word "cheekbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheekbone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheekbone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheekbone "cheekbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheekbone.Cite this
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title = {cheekbone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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