forehead
//ˈfɔːhɛd//
Forms
- Plural
- foreheads
Definitions
1.The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
2.confidence; audacity; impudence.
3.The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4447
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head.
Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”).