dimples

Smile's small dents

Dimples are small natural indentations in the flesh, most often in the cheeks or chin.

Cheek dimples appear when smiling and are generally considered attractive: Her dimples showed when she laughed.

The word extends to any small depression in a surface—golf balls have dimples to improve aerodynamics.

As a verb, to dimple is to form such indentations: The rain dimpled the pond's surface.

facial

cheeks

Facial side surfaces

  • chinLowest facial protrusion
  • smilePleased facial expression
  • grinBroad, toothy smile

smiling · baby · cherubic · adorable · cute · sweet · endearing · charming · attractive · appealing

body

back

Reverse side; support

cellulite · skin · buttocks · thighs · anatomy · indentation · depression · hollow · natural · bilateral

surface

indentation

Inward cut or setback

impression · pockmark · crater · recess · concavity · texture · ripple · undulation · hammered · metal

golf

ball

Spherical plaything or gala

green · putter · wedge · putting · marker · spin · compression · impact · urethane · cover

Categories
Opposites
surface topology/contour direction

dimplesbumps

Small raised areas

bulges · protrusions · lumps · convexities · knobs

facial attractiveness features

dimplesblemishes

Visible surface flaws

pockmarks · wrinkles · acne scars · warts · liver spots

Phrases
Family

dimple, dimpled, dimpling

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G