forehead

CEFRB1

/ˈfɔːhɛd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The part of the face above the eyes and below hair.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    confidence; audacity; impudence.

Examples

  • A high forehead is indicative of great mental power.

  • My forehead burned with fever.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfoːhed/
  • /ˈfɔːɹɛd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.

  2. The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.

More examples

In context

  • Come feel my forehead.

  • The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.[…].

  • Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty; For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood, Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).