dimple
20
1.3
- noun
- /ˈdɪmpəl/
:
hoyuelo
- She has a noticeable dimple in her chin that enhances her smile.
- dimples in the cheeks
- chin dimple
- smile with dimples
Like I might notice something about someone even if I was like, I really like your dimples when you smile.
- Like I might notice something about someone even if I was like, I really like your dimples when you smile.
- She had a little dimple on her chin, so I'm just going to take a little bit of that contour shade and add that as well.
Examples
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I recognized her by her nose and the dimple in her chin, since neither was easily altered.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her chin, which was strong, had a cute dimple in the center of it.
Fiction book (1998) -
I have a dimple on this side, but not on this side.
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I noticed she had a dimple in her chin.
Fiction book (1997) -
And a small dimple when she smiled.
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When she smiles, I see my mother's dimple cut a line down her left cheek.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her teeth were blue-white, and she had dimples in her cheeks when she smiled.
Fiction book (1994) -
Aureole grinned, her dimples showing, and her whole aspect was joyous.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then she smiled, and in the brown wrinkled cheek, a dimple came, dancing a little in a way that Dail remembered.
Fiction book (1992) -
When he smiled, a charming dimple appeared on his left cheek.
How Deep
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3.7
20
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dimple comes from an old English word meaning a small 'dip' or 'hollow'. Think of a tiny dip in the cheek when someone smiles, which is why a dimple is the small hollow you see on the face.