malar

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malar

  • /ˈmeɪlə/

Rhymes with -eɪlə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala (“jaw, cheek-bone”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Pertaining to the cheek. Whose? Les yeux morts d'Eurydice, he says, but suspects they beckon, they and that malar elegance.

noun malars

  1. The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.

Translations

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adj pertaining to the cheek

Portuguêsjugal
Italianomalare
العربيةخَدِّيّ ḵaddiyy, وَجْنِيّ wajniyy

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"malar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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malar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malar

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@misc{malar_2026,
  title = {malar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}