acne
/ˈækni/
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acne noun: a skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection; acne vulgaris.
Noun
acne (usually uncountable, plural acnes or acnae)
- A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection; acne vulgaris.
- He struggled with severe acne during his teenage years.
- The dermatologist prescribed a cream to treat her acne.
- A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
- Any of several other skin conditions that resemble acne vulgaris.
- Synonyms:
- acneiform eruption
acne meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
acne in Hindi
- acne
- मुँहासा mũhāsā
acne in Tamil
- முகப்பரு, பரு, எண்ணெய்ச் சுரப்பிக் கொப்புளம், கொழுப்புச் சுரப்பிக்கட்டி
acne in Marathi
- acne
- यौवनपीटिका yauvanpīṭikā, तारुण्यपीटिका tāruṇyapīṭikā
acne in Urdu
- مہاسا
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- acne in Bengali
- ব্রণ bron
- acne in Malayalam
- മുഖക്കുരു
- acne in Kannada
- ಮೊಡವೆ, ಬೊಕ್ಕೆ
- acne in Punjabi
- ਫਿਣਸੀ
- acne in Gujarati
- ખીલ
- acne in Odia
- ବ୍ରଣ braṇa
- acne in Nepali
- मुँहासे, ब्रणहरू, मुँहासेहरू
- acne in Arabic
- حَبُّ الشَّبَاب ḥabbu š-šabāb
- acne in Indonesian
- akne, jerawat
- acne in Persian
- آکنه âkne, جوش جوانی juš-e javâni, رخجوش rox-juš
Examples of acne in a sentence
- Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.
- Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom.
- Skin purging looks a lot like acne, but they are not the same.
Synonyms of acne
- acneiform eruption
Forms of acne
| plural | acnes |
|---|---|
| plural | acnae |
Origin of acne
From New Latin acnē, probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”).
Words formed from acne
- acne aestivalis
- acne agminata
- acne conglobata
- acne cosmetica
- acned
- acne excoriée
- acneform
- acne fulminans
- acnegenic
- acneic
- acneiform
- acne inversa
- acne keloidalis nuchae
- acne mallorca
- acne mechanica
- acne medicamentosa
- acne miliaris necrotica
- acne neonatorum
- acne rosacea
- acne varioliformis
- acne vulgaris
- antiacne
- assne
- bacne
- catne
- chacne
- chloracne
- crackne
- fungal acne
- mask acne
- maskne
- picker's acne
- sackneapocrine acne
- shadow acne
Phrases with acne
Words that rhyme with acne
Questions about acne
- What does acne mean?
- Acne means a skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection; acne vulgaris.
- What is acne in Hindi?
- Acne in Hindi is मुँहासा (mũhāsā). See Acne meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is acne?
- Acne is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acne?
- Acne is pronounced /ˈækni/.
- What is the plural of acne?
- The plural of acne is acnes.
Words near acne in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: acne (page history and authors); मुँहासा (Hindi) (page history and authors); acne (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); तारुण्यपीटिका (Marathi) (page history and authors); acne (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ব্রণ (Bengali) (page history and authors); acne (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acne (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acne (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acne (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acne (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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