Dictionary.com

dimple

[ dim-puhl ]
/ ˈdɪm pəl /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for: dimple / dimpled / dimpling on Thesaurus.com
noun
a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
any similar slight depression.
verb (used with object), dim·pled, dim·pling.
to mark with or as if with dimples; produce dimples in: A smile dimpled her face.
Metalworking.
  1. to dent (a metal sheet) so as to permit use of bolts or rivets with countersunk heads.
  2. to mark (a metal object) with a drill point as a guide for further drilling.
verb (used without object), dim·pled, dim·pling.
to form or show dimples.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
have
be
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of dimple

1350–1400; Middle English dimpel,Old English *dympel; cognate with German Tümpel pool

OTHER WORDS FROM dimple

dimply, adjectiveun·dim·pled, adjective

Words nearby dimple

dimorphism, dimorphite, dimorphous, dim-out, dimp, dimple, dimpling, dimpsy, dim sum, dimwit, din
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

Words related to dimple

divot, cleft, concavity, dent, depression, hollow, pit

How to use dimple in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for dimple

dimple
/ (ˈdɪmpəl) /
noun
a small natural dent or crease in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin
any slight depression in a surface
a bubble or dent in glass
verb
to make or become dimpled
(intr) to produce dimples by smiling

Derived forms of dimple

dimply, adjective

Word Origin for dimple

C13 dympull; compare Old English dyppan to dip, German Tümpel pool
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dimple

dimple
[ dĭm′pəl ]
n.
A small natural indentation in the chin, cheek, or sacral region, probably due to some developmental fault in the subcutaneous connective tissue or in underlying bone.
A depression of similar appearance resulting from trauma or the contraction of scar tissue.

Other words from dimple

dim′ple v.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
FEEDBACK