earwax
US/ˈiɹ.wæks/
earwax noun: a waxy substance secreted by the ear.
Noun
earwax (usually uncountable, plural earwaxes)
- A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
- Her's Agamemnon, an honeſt fellow inough and one that loues quailes, but hee has not ſo much braine as eare-wax, […]c. 1602, William Shakespeare, The Famous Historie of Troylus and Cresseid. Excellently Expressing the Beginning of their Loues, with the Conceited Wooing of Pandarus, Prince of Licia, London...
earwax meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
earwax in Hindi
- waxy substance secreted by the ear
- ठेक ṭhek, खोंठ khõṭh, खूँट khū̃ṭ, कान का मैल kān kā mail, खुँट khũṭ, कनोई kanoī
earwax in Tamil
- waxy substance secreted by the ear
- குறும்பி kuṟumpi
earwax in Bengali
- waxy substance secreted by the ear
- কানের খৈল kaner khōil
earwax in Telugu
- waxy substance secreted by the ear
- గులిమి gulimi
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- earwax in Malayalam
- ചെവിക്കായം cevikkāyaṁ
- earwax in Kannada
- ಕುರುಗಣಿ, ಕೂಕಣಿ, ಕೊಗ್ಗು, ಗುಗ್ಗೆ
- earwax in Gujarati
- કાન મીણ kān mīṇ
- earwax in Sanskrit
- कर्णमल karṇamala, पेञ्जूष peñjūṣa, पिञ्जूष piñjūṣa, तोक्म tokma
- earwax in Sinhala
- කන්කලාඳුරු kankalāⁿduru, කනේ කලාඳුරු kanē kalāⁿduru
- earwax in Assamese
- কণামাকৰি konamakori, কানৰ মলি kanor moli
- earwax in Nepali
- काने गुजी kāne gujī
- earwax in Tagalog
- tutuli
- earwax in Arabic
- صِمْلَاخ ṣimlāḵ, شَمْع اَلْأُذْن šamʕ al-ʔuḏn
- earwax in Malay
- tahi telinga
- earwax in Indonesian
- serumen, kotoran telinga, tahi telinga
- earwax in Thai
- ขี้หู kîi-hǔu
- earwax in Vietnamese
- ráy, ráy tai, cứt ráy
- Dhivehi
- ކަންފަތުގައި މަޑުލުން kan̊fatugai maḍulun̊
Synonyms of earwax
Forms of earwax
| plural | earwaxes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ear wax |
| alternative form | ear-wax |
Origin of earwax
From Middle English erewax, from ere + wax. Equivalent to ear + wax.
Words formed from earwax
Phrases with earwax
Questions about earwax
- What does earwax mean?
- Earwax means a waxy substance secreted by the ear.
- What is earwax in Hindi?
- Earwax in Hindi is ठेक (ṭhek), खोंठ (khõṭh), खूँट (khū̃ṭ). See Earwax meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is earwax?
- Earwax is a noun.
- How do you pronounce earwax?
- Earwax is pronounced /ˈiɹ.wæks/ (US).
- What is the plural of earwax?
- The plural of earwax is earwaxes.
Words near earwax in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: earwax (page history and authors); earwax (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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