thenar

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UK/ˈθiːnə/US/ˈθinɑɹ/

noun

The palm of the hand or sole of the foot.

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thenalpalm
OriginAncient Greek θέναρ →
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Meanings

nounthenar (plural thenars)

plural thenars

  1. archaicThe palm of the hand or sole of the foot.

    the parts of the human anatomy most sensitive to cold being the nape, stomach, and thenar or sole of foot?

    1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
  2. The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.
adjectivethenar (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb

Similar
thenal

nounthe inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

Similar
palm
Broader
arearegion
Also see
palmthenal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθέναρ
  2. Englishthenar

From Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar).

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Translations

Arabic بَرْزَة رَاحِيَّة
  • بَرْزَة رَاحِيَّة (barza rāḥiyya)ball of the thumb
Bulgarian длан
  • длан (dlan)relating to the palm or sole
Czech palcový val
  • palcový valball of the thumb
Latin thenar, ēminentia thenaris
  • thenarball of the thumb
  • ēminentia thenarisball of the thumb
Spanish tenar
  • tenarrelating to the palm or sole

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TehranantherTrenahRathennather
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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