Cheek — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

either side of the face below the eyes

an impudent statement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪstɐlˌɑːd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪspɐdˌeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪspɐdˌeɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɪstɐlˌɑːd/.

Examples

I couldn't believe her boldness
he had the effrontery to question my honesty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impertinence face brass boldness buttock impudence nerve

Parts of Speech

noun	either side of the face below the eyes
noun	an impudent statement
noun	either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
noun	impudent aggressiveness “I couldn't believe her boldness”
verb	speak impudently to

Word Forms

impudent	adjective	improperly forward or bold
cheek	verb	speak impudently to
nervy	adjective	offensively bold
brassy	adjective	unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
face	verb	oppose, as in hostility or a competition
cheeky	adjective	offensively bold
cheek	noun	an impudent statement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wange

auf beiden Seiten des Gesichts unterhalb der Augen

🇫🇷French

joue

de chaque côté du visage, sous les yeux

🇪🇸Spanish

mejilla

cada lado de la cara debajo de los ojos

🇮🇹Italian

guancia

entrambi i lati del viso sotto gli occhi

🇳🇱Dutch

wang

aan weerszijden van het gezicht onder de ogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bochecha

cada lado do rosto abaixo dos olhos

🇷🇺Russian

щека

обе стороны лица под глазами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाल

चेहरे के दोनों ओर आँखों के नीचे

🇧🇩Bengali

গাল

মুখের দুপাশে চোখের নিচে

🇮🇳Tamil

கன்னத்தில்

கண்களுக்குக் கீழே முகத்தின் இருபுறமும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెంప

కళ్ళ క్రింద ముఖం యొక్క ఇరువైపులా

🇮🇳Marathi

गाल

चेहऱ्याच्या दोन्ही बाजू डोळ्यांच्या खाली

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાલ

આંખોની નીચે ચહેરાની બંને બાજુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆನ್ನೆ

ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಮುಖದ ಎರಡೂ ಬದಿಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കവിൾ

കണ്ണുകൾക്ക് താഴെ മുഖത്തിൻ്റെ ഇരുവശവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੱਲ੍ਹ

ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਦੇ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਪਾਸੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

گال

چہرے کے دونوں طرف آنکھوں کے نیچے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脸颊

眼睛下方的脸部两侧

🇯🇵Japanese

頬

顔の両側の目の下

🇰🇷Korean

볼

눈 아래 얼굴 양쪽

🇻🇳Vietnamese

má

hai bên khuôn mặt bên dưới mắt

🇹🇭Thai

แก้ม

ใบหน้าข้างใดข้างหนึ่งใต้ตา

🇮🇩Indonesian

pipi

kedua sisi wajah di bawah mata

🇵🇭Filipino

pisngi

magkabilang gilid ng mukha sa ibaba ng mga mata

🇲🇾Malay

pipi

kedua-dua belah muka di bawah mata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خدّ

على جانبي الوجه تحت العينين

🇮🇷Persian

گونه

دو طرف صورت زیر چشم

🇹🇷Turkish

yanak

yüzün her iki tarafı gözlerin altında

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶחִי

משני צידי הפנים מתחת לעיניים

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