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Meaning of thenar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈθiːnə/

Definitions

The palm of the hand or sole of the foot.
archaic
The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.

Equivalents

العربية بَرْزَة رَاحِيَّة

Español tenar

Examples

“the parts of the human anatomy most sensitive to cold being the nape, stomach, and thenar or sole of foot?”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

thenardite thence Thenceforth Thenceforward Thenceforwards Theni