forefinger
Syllables: fore·fin·ger/ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/US/ˈfɔɹˌfɪŋ.ɡɚ/
forefinger noun: the index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.
Noun
forefinger (plural forefingers)
- The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.
- He touched me on the arm with his forefinger twice or thrice giving a ghastly nod each time:- […]1866, Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man
- Synonyms:
- index finger
forefinger meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
forefinger in Hindi
- first finger next to the thumb
- देशिनी deśinī, तर्जनी अँगुली tarjanī aṅgulī, तर्जनी tarjanī
forefinger in Tamil
- first finger next to the thumb
- சுட்டுவிரல் cuṭṭuviral, ஆட்காட்டி āṭkāṭṭi, ஆள்காட்டி விரல் āḷkāṭṭi viral, சுட்டாமுட்டி cuṭṭāmuṭṭi
forefinger in Marathi
- forefinger, index finger
- तर्जनी tarjanī
forefinger in Urdu
- کلمہ کی انگلی
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- forefinger in Bengali
- শাহাদাত আঙ্গুল śahadat aṅgul
- forefinger in Telugu
- చూపుడువేలు cūpuḍuvēlu, తర్జని tarjani
- forefinger in Malayalam
- ചൂണ്ടുവിരൽ cūṇṭuviral
- forefinger in Kannada
- ತೋರು ಬೆರಳು, ತರ್ಜನಿ, ಸುಟ್ಟುಂಬೆ, ಸುಟ್ಟುಬೆರಳು
- forefinger in Gujarati
- પાસેની આંગળી pāsenī ā̃gaḷī
- forefinger in Tagalog
- hintuturo
- forefinger in Arabic
- سَبَّابَة sabbāba
- forefinger in Malay
- jari telunjuk
- forefinger in Indonesian
- jari telunjuk, tarjani
- forefinger in Thai
- นิ้วชี้ níu-chíi
- forefinger in Vietnamese
- ngón tay trỏ
- forefinger in Myanmar
- လက်ညှိုး lakhnyui:, ရန်လို ranlui
- Sindhi
- ڏسڻي ḏsṇe
Examples of forefinger in a sentence
- The thumb is opposable to the forefinger.
- With the other hand he pinched it at the opposite corner, pressing thumb and forefinger together tightly.
- With his forefinger, he curled one of the ringlets that petaled against Malou's forehead.
Synonyms of forefinger
Forms of forefinger
| plural | forefingers |
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Origin of forefinger
Mid-15th century, from Middle English forefynger; equivalent to fore- + finger.
Phrases with forefinger
Questions about forefinger
- What does forefinger mean?
- Forefinger means the index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.
- What is forefinger in Hindi?
- Forefinger in Hindi is देशिनी (deśinī), तर्जनी अँगुली (tarjanī aṅgulī), तर्जनी (tarjanī). See Forefinger meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is forefinger?
- Forefinger is a noun.
- How do you pronounce forefinger?
- Forefinger is pronounced /ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of forefinger?
- The plural of forefinger is forefingers.
Words near forefinger in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: forefinger (page history and authors); तर्जनी (Marathi) (page history and authors); forefinger (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forefinger (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પાસેની આંગળી (Gujarati) (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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