denture

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UK/ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/UK/ˈdɛntʃə(ɹ)/US/ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

noun

A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.

“After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.”

Similar
choppersfalse teethdental plateplate
OriginFrench denture ← Latin dens, dentis →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

noundenture (plural dentures)

plural dentures

  1. A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
  2. An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

    After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.

    Synonyms: choppers, false teeth

  3. in pluraloftenA complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

Similar
choppersfalse teeth

More synonyms by meaning

nouna dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

Similar
dental plateplate
Broader
dental appliance
Also see
dental plateplate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindens, dentis“tooth”
  2. Frenchdenture“set of teeth”
  3. Englishdenture

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

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Translations

Bulgarian захапка, изкуствени зъби
  • захапка (zahapka)set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • изкуствени зъби (izkustveni zăbi)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • чене (čene)complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Catalan dentadura, dentadura postissa
  • dentaduraset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • dentadura postissaartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • pròtesi dentalartificial replacement of one or more teeth
Chinese Mandarin 假牙
  • 假牙 (jiǎyá)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
Dutch gebit, gebitsprothese
  • gebitset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • gebitsprotheseartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • kunstgebitcomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Finnish hampaisto, hampaat
  • hampaistoset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • hampaatset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • hammasproteesiartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • hammasproteesicomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
French dentition, denture
  • dentitionset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • dentureset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • prothèse dentaireset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • dentiercomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
German Gebiss, Zahnprothese
  • Gebissset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • Zahnprotheseset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • Protheseset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • Zahnersatzset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • Zahnersatzartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • Zahnersatzcomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
  • die dritten Zähnecomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
  • künstliche Gebisscomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Greek οδοντοστοιχία, τεχνητή οδοντοστοιχία
  • οδοντοστοιχία (odontostoichía)set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • τεχνητή οδοντοστοιχία (technití odontostoichía)complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
  • μασέλα (maséla)complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Hungarian fogsor, műfog
  • fogsorset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • műfogartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • fogbeültetésartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • fogimplantátumartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • műfogsorartificial replacement of one or more teeth
Icelandic falskar tennur, falskar tennur
  • falskar tennurartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • falskar tennurcomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Irish cíor fiacla, déadchíor
  • cíor fiaclaartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • déadchíorartificial replacement of one or more teeth
Japanese 義歯, 入れ歯
  • 義歯 (gishi)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • 入れ歯 (ireba)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
Korean 의치
  • 의치 (uichi)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
Malay gigi palsu, gigi palsu
  • gigi palsuartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • gigi palsucomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Māori niho kēhua
  • niho kēhuaset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
Norwegian Bokmål gebiss
  • gebisscomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Polish proteza
  • protezacomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Portuguese dentadura, dentadura
  • dentaduraset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • dentaduraartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • dentaduracomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Russian зубно́й проте́з, проте́з
  • зубно́й проте́з (zubnój protɛ́z)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • проте́з (protɛ́z)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • вставны́е зу́бы (vstavnýje zúby)artificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • вставна́я че́люсть (vstavnája čéljustʹ)complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Spanish dentadura postiza, dentadura postiza
  • dentadura postizaartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • dentadura postizacomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
  • placacomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
Swedish bett, tanduppsättning
  • bettset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • tanduppsättningset of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
  • tandprotesartificial replacement of one or more teeth
  • tandprotescomplete replacement of all teeth in a mouth

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with denture

venturetrencherHappy Adventure
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Anagrams

tenureddetuneruntreed
Cite this entry
APA

denture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denture

MLA

“denture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denture.

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