malar

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈmeɪlə/

Definition of malar

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

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

  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

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

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Etymology

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

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