earlobe

American  

[eer-lohb] / ˈɪərˌloʊb /

Or ear lobe

noun

• earlobes
  plural

1. the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• earlobes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of earlobe

First recorded in 1855–60; ear ¹ + lobe

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

earlobe earlobes

"My brother's got his right earlobe missing," Lee said.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

The photo shows a bandage across the side of his face and a line of stitches from his earlobe to below his jaw.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2025

While core body temperature generally stays relatively constant outside of fever, earlobe temperature varies more, presenting several novel uses for the Thermal Earring.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

“Disappointment. Frustration. Hypocrisy,” said Harper, a 33-year-old cradle Catholic who fit the fashion of a woke warrior with his trucker hat, nose ring and small gauges in each earlobe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2021

A brown wooden plug fills up his left earlobe.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

It’s packed with jagged guitar lines and fiery melodies that nip hungrily at your earlobes.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024

You don't get mad at people over their finger length or whether their earlobes are detached.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023

I wonder: Is it because favorite earrings are worn more often, thus putting them in harm’s way, fated to dangle dangerously from the earlobes like an alpinist clinging to a mountain crag?

From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022

Though very beautiful, my new clip-ons were heavy and turned out to be exceptionally painful to wear, so tight they made my earlobes throb.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021

The guys at the next table all have rubber plugs in their earlobes and studs in their eyebrows and are joking around with each other like otters.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson