dimple
/ˈdɪm.pəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.72 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small depression or indentation in a surface.
noun
A small depression or indentation in a surface.
noun
A small depression or indentation in a surface.
Example Sentences
- "The accident created a dimple in the hood of the car."
- "The garden pool's dark surface […] breaks into dimples small and bright."
- "You have very cute dimples."
- "The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car."
- "The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake."
- "And smiling eddies dimpled o'er the main."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- Proto-Germanic *dumpaz Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz Proto-West Germanic *dumpil Old English *dympel Middle English dimpel English dimple From Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel (“pit, depression”), from Proto-West Germanic *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpaz (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole, pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with German Low German Dümpel, German Tümpel (“pond, pool”). Related also to Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: dimpel,dimpil,dympull, *dympel, *dumpil, *dumpilaz, *dumpaz, *dʰewb-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɪm.pəl/
- British English: /ˈdɪm.pəl/