earlobe

American  

[eer-lohb] / ˈɪərˌloʊb /

Or ear lobe

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of earlobe

First recorded in 1855–60; ear ¹ + lobe

Example Sentences

Another, a close-up, showed stitch marks directly below his earlobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 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

In 1981, after staying out with teammates until dawn, he fell asleep at the wheel of his Cadillac and nearly died in a crash, losing part of his right earlobe.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Like the color of your eyes or shape of your earlobe, the structure of your hairline is actually quite individual and says a great deal about you.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2021

I locked my eyes on Rose, on that bowed cord of vein and muscles that curved from her earlobe down her neck to her collarbone, and took a quick step to the right and forward.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline