Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ring fingernail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: ring fin-ger-nail
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nail of the ring finger.

Example Sentences

"Josephine Mysowski, of Wapwallopen RD 2, was treated in Berwick Hospital dispensary this morning for a splinter under the right ring fingernail."
"Another person thought the woman potentially left her ring fingernail long without getting it filled in because the other nails appear more normal."
"When [Chie] Arimura arrived in Waterloo, Ontario, on July 8 for the Manulife Financial Classic, her fingernails were pink. She repainted them that night, bright red for the tournament, though her ring fingernails were left gold."

Etymology

Blend of ring finger + fingernail.

Inflected Forms

ring fingernails (plural) ring finger nail (alternative) ring-finger nail (alternative) ring-fingernail (alternative)

Questions

What does ring fingernail mean?: The nail of the ring finger.
Where does ring fingernail come from?: Blend of ring finger + fingernail.

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