Dictionary Definition
forehead
Noun
1 the part of the face above the eyes [syn:
brow]
2 the large cranial bone forming the front part
of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits [syn:
frontal
bone, os
frontale]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
forheafod, corresponding to fore- + head.Pronunciation
- (UK) /ˈfɒɹɪd/|/ˈfɔːhɛd/
Translations
part of face above eyebrows
- Albanian: ballë
- Arabic: (jabha)
- Bosnian: čelo
- Catalan: front
- Chinese Characters: 頟; 額, 额
- Chinese: 前額, 前额
- Croatian: čelo
- Czech: čelo
- Danish: pande
- Dutch: voorhoofd
- Esperanto: frunto
- Fijian: yadre
- Finnish: otsa
- French: front
- German: Stirn
- Greek: μέτωπο
- Gujarati: કપાળ (kapāl)
- Guugu Yimidhirr: bidi, gaman
- Hawaiian: lae
- Hindi: माथा (māthā) , माथ (māth) , ललाट (lalāt')
- Hungarian: homlok
- Icelandic: enni
- Indonesian: dahi
- Italian: fronte
- Japanese: 額 (ひたい, hitai), おでこ (odeko)
- Korean: 이마 (ima)
- Kurdish: enî ,
- Maori: rae
- Northern Sami: gállu
- Polish: czoło
- Portuguese: testa
- Russian: лоб (lob)
- Serbian:
- Slovak: čelo
- Slovene: čelo
- Spanish: frente
- Swedish: panna
- Telugu: నుదురు (nuduru)
- Turkish: alın
- Urdu: (māthā) , (māth) , (lalāt')
Extensive Definition
Cultural Aspects
A popular stereotype is that having a large forehead signifies a high level of intelligence. Certain hairstyles, such as fringe or bangs hide a portion of the forehead.Pronunciation
Historically, the word has rhymed with "horrid" RP: [ˈfɒɹɪd], GenAm: [ˈfɔɹɪd], but the spelling pronunciation RP: [ˈfɔːhɛd], GenAm: [ˈfɔɹhɛd] has become more common in recent years.Other Uses
The name 'Forehead' is also a popular nickname for fictional character Cassie Turner, played by Sharni Vinson, in the Australian soap opera Home and Away.External links
forehead in Old English (ca. 450-1100):
Forhēafod
forehead in Arabic: جبهة
forehead in Breton: Tal
forehead in Chuvash: Çамка
forehead in German: Stirn
forehead in Dhivehi: ނިއްކުރި
forehead in Esperanto: Frunto
forehead in Persian: پیشانی
forehead in Scottish Gaelic: Bathais
forehead in Croatian: Čelo
forehead in Indonesian: Dahi
forehead in Italian: Fronte (anatomia)
forehead in Pampanga: Kanwan
forehead in Lingala: Eboló
forehead in Dutch: Voorhoofd
forehead in Japanese: 額
forehead in Pangasinan: Muling
forehead in Portuguese: Testa
forehead in Russian: Лоб
forehead in Simple English: Forehead
forehead in Finnish: Otsa
forehead in Tagalog: Noo
forehead in Turkish: Alın
forehead in Ukrainian: Чоло
forehead in Dimli: Çare