ear lobe
Soft fleshy pendant
The ear lobe is the soft, fleshy lower part of the outer ear, hanging below the cartilage.
Ear lobes vary in shape—some attach directly to the head, others dangle freely.
They're commonly pierced for earrings: She tugged nervously at her ear lobe.
Also spelled earlobe.
External ear structure
- auricleExternal ear or atrial appendage
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- tragusEar's inner projection
- conchaShell-like anatomical structure
cartilage · skin · tissue · lobule · dermis · epidermis · collagen · elastin
Lobe-worn adornment
- studUpright wall framing
- hoopRigid circular frame
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
plugs · barbell · dangle · drop · sleeper · post · clip-on · stretched
Lobe-worn adornment
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- gemstoneOrnamental cut mineral
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- pearlMollusk-formed gemstone
gold · silver · platinum · drop earring · chandelier earring · teardrop · stud · hoop
pinna
External ear structure
- auricleExternal ear or atrial appendage
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- tragusEar's inner projection
concha · cartilage · skin · tissue · lobule · dermis · epidermis · collagen · elastin · blood vessels
earring
Lobe-worn adornment
tunnel · plugs · barbell · dangle · drop · sleeper · post · clip-on · stretched · needle
earring
Lobe-worn adornment
pearl · gold · silver · platinum · drop earring · chandelier earring · teardrop · stud · hoop · clip-on
soft
Yielding to touch
flexible · sensitive · dangling · detached · attached · warm · pinch · tug · fondle · caress
detached
Apart or uninvolved
genetics · hereditary · trait · phenotype · shape · size · elongated · stretched · creased · wrinkled
- hearing anatomycochlea, auditory nerve, eardrum, ossicles, pinna
- lobes
- lobed shapesclover, shamrock, trefoil, quatrefoil, cinquefoil
- cartilagecartilage, fibrocartilage, meniscus, gristle, arytenoid cartilage
- leaf shapesoval, round, heart-shaped, maple leaf, oak leaf