ring finger

noun

The finger between the middle finger and the little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)

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Similar
digit IVfourth digitfourth fingergold-fingerleech-fingermarriage fingermedical fingermedicinal finger
OriginMiddle English ring fynger →
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Meanings

nounring finger (plural ring fingers)

plural ring fingers

  1. The finger between the middle finger and the little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)

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    Synonyms: digit IV, fourth digit, fourth finger, gold-finger, leech-finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinal finger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe finger between the middle finger and the little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)

Similar
digit IVfourth digitfourth fingergold-fingerleech-fingermarriage fingermedical fingermedicinal fingerphysic fingerphysical fingerphysician fingerring-manthird fingerwedding fingerfourth fingergold-fingerleech-fingermarriage fingermedical fingermedicinal finger

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe third finger (especially of the left hand)

Similar
leech fingerannulary
Broader
finger
Also see
annularydigit ivfourth digitnameless finger

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishring fynger
  2. Englishring finger

From Middle English ring fynger. So named from the wearing of wedding rings on this finger, originating from medieval belief that a nerve or artery ran from it to the heart.

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Translations

Arabic بِنْصِر
  • بِنْصِر (binṣir)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Basque haznagi
  • haznagifinger between the middle finger and little finger
Bulgarian безиме́нен пръст
  • безиме́нен пръст (beziménen prăst)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Catalan dit anular, anular
  • dit anularfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • anularfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Chinese Cantonese 無名指 /无名指
  • 無名指 /无名指 (mou⁴ ming⁴ zi²)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Chinese Mandarin 無名指 /无名指, 四指
  • 無名指 /无名指 (wúmíngzhǐ)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • 四指 (sìzhǐ)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • 環指 /环指 (huánzhǐ)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • 藥指 /药指 (yàozhǐ)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Czech prsteník, prsteníček
  • prsteníkfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • prsteníčekfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Danish ringfinger
  • ringfingerfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Dutch ringvinger
  • ringvingerfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Esperanto ringofingro
  • ringofingrofinger between the middle finger and little finger
Finnish nimetön
  • nimetönfinger between the middle finger and little finger
French annulaire
  • annulairefinger between the middle finger and little finger
German Ringfinger
  • Ringfingerfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Greek παράμεσος
  • παράμεσος (parámesos)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Hebrew קמיצה
  • קמיצה (kmítza)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Hindi अनामिका
  • अनामिका (anāmikā)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Hungarian gyűrűsujj
  • gyűrűsujjfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Icelandic baugfingur
  • baugfingurfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Indonesian jari manis
  • jari manisfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Irish méar an fháinne, sisile
  • méar an fháinnefinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • sisilefinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • mac an dabafinger between the middle finger and little finger
Italian anulare
  • anularefinger between the middle finger and little finger
Japanese 薬指, くすりゆび
  • 薬指 (kusuriyubi)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • くすりゆび (kusuriyubi)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • 無名指 (mumeishi)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Korean 약지, 약손가락
  • 약지 (yakji)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • 약손가락 (yakson'garak)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • 무명지 (mumyeongji)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Malay jari manis
  • jari manisfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Māori mānawa
  • mānawafinger between the middle finger and little finger
Norwegian Bokmål ringfinger
  • ringfingerfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Polish palec serdeczny
  • palec serdecznyfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Portuguese dedo anular, anular
  • dedo anularfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • anularfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • dedo anelarfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • anelarfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Romanian inelar
  • inelarfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Russian безымя́нный па́лец
  • безымя́нный па́лец (bezymjánnyj pálec)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Scottish Gaelic mac-an-aba, nic-an-aba
  • mac-an-abafinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • nic-an-abafinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • mac an t-sagairtfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • mac an t-sradaichfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • nic an t-sradaichfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • màthair na lùdaigfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • madadh fadafinger between the middle finger and little finger
Slovak prstenník
  • prstenníkfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Spanish dedo anular, anular
  • dedo anularfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • anularfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • dedo médicofinger between the middle finger and little finger
Swedish ringfinger
  • ringfingerfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Tagalog palasingsingan, paninsingan
  • palasingsinganfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • paninsinganfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Thai นิ้วนาง
  • นิ้วนาง (níu-naang)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Turkish yüzük parmağı, adsız parmak
  • yüzük parmağıfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • adsız parmakfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Ukrainian безіме́нний па́лець, підмізи́нний па́лець
  • безіме́нний па́лець (beziménnyj pálecʹ)finger between the middle finger and little finger
  • підмізи́нний па́лець (pidmizýnnyj pálecʹ)finger between the middle finger and little finger
Vietnamese ngón áp út, ngón đeo nhẫn
  • ngón áp útfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • ngón đeo nhẫnfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Welsh bys y fodrwy, bys modrwy
  • bys y fodrwyfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • bys modrwyfinger between the middle finger and little finger
  • cwtfysfinger between the middle finger and little finger
Yiddish רינגפֿינגער
  • רינגפֿינגער (ringfinger)finger between the middle finger and little finger
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