ear lobe

/ɪəɹ ləʊb/

noun

The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.

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Meanings

nounear lobe (plural ear lobes)

plural ear lobes · alternative earlobe

  1. The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.

    Synonyms: burr, earlap

  2. The fleshy patch of skin below the ear tuft of a chicken.

    The color of the female's ear lobe will tell you if she will lay a white or colored egg.

    2010, Tara Kindschi, 4-H Guide to Raising Chickens, page 13

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.

Similar
burrearlap

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear

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earlobe
Broader
lobe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans oorlel, oorbel
  • oorlela part of the ear
  • oorbela part of the ear
Arabic شَحْمَة اَلْأُذْن
  • شَحْمَة اَلْأُذْن (šaḥmat al-ʔuḏn)a part of the ear
Catalan lòbul
  • lòbula part of the ear
Chinese Cantonese 耳珠
  • 耳珠 (ji⁵ zyu¹)a part of the ear
Chinese Mandarin 耳垂
  • 耳垂 (ěrchuí)a part of the ear
Czech ušní lalůček
  • ušní lalůčeka part of the ear
Danish øreflip
  • øreflipa part of the ear
Dutch oorlel
  • oorlela part of the ear
Finnish korvanipukka
  • korvanipukkaa part of the ear
French lobe (de l'oreille)
  • lobe (de l'oreille)a part of the ear
German Ohrläppchen
  • Ohrläppchena part of the ear
Greek λοβός
  • λοβός (lovós)a part of the ear
Hebrew תְּנוּךְ
  • תְּנוּךְ (tnuch)a part of the ear
Hungarian fülcimpa
  • fülcimpaa part of the ear
Icelandic eyrnasnepill
  • eyrnasnepilla part of the ear
Indonesian cuping, daun telinga
  • cupinga part of the ear
  • daun telingaa part of the ear
Irish bog na cluaise, bun na cluaise
  • bog na cluaisea part of the ear
  • bun na cluaisea part of the ear
  • liopa cluaisea part of the ear
  • maothán cluaisea part of the ear
  • maothána part of the ear
Italian lobo
  • loboa part of the ear
Japanese 耳朶
  • 耳朶a part of the ear
Korean 귓불
  • 귓불 (gwitbul)a part of the ear
Lithuanian ausies spenelis
  • ausies spenelisa part of the ear
Malay cuping telinga
  • cuping telingaa part of the ear
Māori hoi, pokopoko
  • hoia part of the ear
  • pokopokoa part of the ear
Norwegian Bokmål øreflipp
  • øreflippa part of the ear
Persian نرمهٔ گوش
  • نرمهٔ گوش (narme-ye guš)a part of the ear
Polish małżowina
  • małżowinaa part of the ear
Portuguese lóbulo
  • lóbuloa part of the ear
Romanian lob al urechii
  • lob al urechiia part of the ear
Russian мо́чка
  • мо́чка (móčka)a part of the ear
Spanish lóbulo, lóbulo auricular
  • lóbuloa part of the ear
  • lóbulo auriculara part of the ear
Swahili ndewe
  • ndewea part of the ear
Swedish örsnibb, öronsnibb
  • örsnibba part of the ear
  • öronsnibba part of the ear
Tagalog pingol
  • pingola part of the ear
Thai ติ่งหู
  • ติ่งหู (dtìng-hǔu)a part of the ear
Turkish kulak memesi
  • kulak memesia part of the ear
Ukrainian мо́чка ву́ха
  • мо́чка ву́ха (móčka vúxa)a part of the ear
Vietnamese dái tai
  • dái taia part of the ear
Welsh llabed clust, clusten
  • llabed clusta part of the ear
  • clustena part of the ear
Cite this entry
APA

ear lobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20lobe

MLA

“ear lobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20lobe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear lobe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20lobe.

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