Meanings
adjectivemalar (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to the cheek.
Whose? Les yeux morts d'Eurydice, he says, but suspects they beckon, they and that malar elegance.
1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmala“jaw, cheek-bone”
- Latinmalaris
- Englishmalar
From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala (“jaw, cheek-bone”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic خَدِّيّ, وَجْنِيّ
- خَدِّيّ (ḵaddiyy)pertaining to the cheek
- وَجْنِيّ (wajniyy)pertaining to the cheek
Catalan jugal
- jugalpertaining to the cheek
Italian malare
- malarepertaining to the cheek
Polish policzkowy
- policzkowypertaining to the cheek
Portuguese jugal
- jugalpertaining to the cheek
Turkish yanaksal
- yanaksalpertaining to the cheek
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with malar
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Cite this entry
APA
malar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malar
MLA
“malar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malar.
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