Malar

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmeɪlÉ™/
• Rhymes: -eɪlÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala ("jaw, cheek-bone").

Full definition of malar

Adjective

1. Pertaining to the cheek.
• 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:Whose? Les yeux morts d'Eurydice, he says, but suspects they beckon, they and that malar elegance.

Noun

1. (anatomy) The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.

Anagrams

• alarm, Marla, marla, ramal