cheekbone

[ cheek-bohn ]

noun

1. the zygomatic bone.
2. the part of that bone below the eye forming the prominence of the cheek.
3. the area of the cheek overlying this bone.

cheekbone

/ ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn /

noun

1. the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone malar

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheekbone¹

before 1000; Middle English chekbon, Old English ceacban. See cheek, bone ( def )

Example Sentences

CNN reporter Alayna Tree confirmed that those cheekbones were a major factor in this pick: “Trump also thinks he has the look,” one source told her.

From Salon

After the discovery of a tumour which had grown into bone and nerves, surgeons removed her cheekbone and part of her nose, with her eye later requiring removal.

From BBC

Smith understood how her features cut into and through a role – wide eyes amply lidded, trenchant cheekbones, features that one might associate with snobbery.

From Salon

Jono has Treacher Collins syndrome, a condition caused by a genetic mutation which affects the development of the facial skeleton, cheekbones, jaws, palate and mouth.

From BBC

Last month, Mathias Ecke, a European Parliament candidate for the Social Democrats, who lead Germany’s coalition government, was assaulted while hanging posters in Dresden, leaving him with a broken cheekbone and eye socket.

From New York Times