dimpled

Having small depressions

Dimpled describes something marked by small natural indentations, especially in skin or a surface.

A dimpled smile shows the slight depressions that form in some people's cheeks.

A dimpled chin has a small cleft.

Golf balls are dimpled to improve aerodynamics.

The word suggests charm when applied to faces: her dimpled cheeks.

cheeks

smile

Pleased facial expression

  • grinBroad, toothy smile
  • beamStructural support member
  • cuteAttractively charming

adorable · cherubic · babyface · rosy · plump · pinchable · endearing · charming · sweet · youthful

texture

pockmarked

Scarred with small holes

hammered · embossed · golf ball · orange peel · bumpy · uneven · stippled · pressed · punched · textured

baby

chubby

Slightly plump, endearingly

  • pudgySlightly fat, softly round
  • plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled
  • softYielding to touch

rounded · knuckles · elbows · knees · thighs · cherubic · infant · toddler · newborn · adorable

smile

grinning

Showing a broad smile

glowing · cheerful · warm · friendly · inviting · infectious · bright · sunny · joyful · gleeful

golf

golf ball

Dimpled sphere for putting

flight · trajectory · spin · lift · backspin · distance · performance · surface · cover · pattern

chin

cleft

Narrow vertical split

Kirk Douglas · Cary Grant · distinctive · hereditary · genetics · butt chin · cleft chin · masculine · handsome · rugged

Categories
Opposites
surface texture

dimpledsmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

even · undimpled · flat · unblemished · sleek

surface geometry

dimpledconvex

Curved outward externally

bulging · bumpy · protruding · raised · pimpled

Phrases
Family

dimple, dimples, dimpling, dimply

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G