malar C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈmeɪlə/ See IPA manual Freq #68754 Meanings 1 adj Pertaining to the cheek. Whose? Les yeux morts d'Eurydice, he says, but suspects they beckon, they and that malar elegance. 2 noun the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek 3 noun The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the arch of bone beneath... zygomatic Common collocations malar bone Adjective + noun Etymology From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala (“jaw, cheek-bone”). Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # malar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪlə/ **Frequency rank:** 68754 ## Meanings 1. Pertaining to the cheek. 2. the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek 3. The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit. ## Examples - Whose? Les yeux morts d'Eurydice, he says, but suspects they beckon, they and that malar elegance. ## Etymology From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala (“jaw, cheek-bone”). ## Topics - The Human Body markdown