different between dimple vs acne

English

Etymology

From Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpila- (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpa- (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole or pool”) +? -le (diminutive suffix). Akin to Old High German tumphilo (“pool”) (whence German Tümpel) and Old English dyppan (“to dip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?mp?l/
• Rhymes: -?mp?l

Noun

dimple (plural dimples)

1. A small depression or indentation in a surface.
   • 1815, William Wordsworth, The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons

     The garden pool's dark surface […] breaks into dimples small and bright.

2. Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

Synonyms

• (depression in a surface): dent

Translations

Verb

dimple (third-person singular simple present dimples, present participle dimpling, simple past and past participle dimpled)

1. (transitive) To create a dimple in.

2. (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

3. To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

   • And smiling eddies dimpled o'er the main.

Synonyms

• (create a dimple in): dent, mar

Translations

Anagrams

• impled, limped

English

Etymology

New Latin, probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ???? (akm?, “point, top”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æk.ni/
• Rhymes: -ækni

Noun

acne (usually uncountable, plural acnes)

1. (pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
2. A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

Derived terms

• acned
• acne rosacea
• acne vulgaris
• bacne
• maskne

Translations

Anagrams

• -ance, Caen, CanE, Cane, Cena, Nace, ance, cane

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?a?.n?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?a?.ne/

Noun

acne f (plural acnes)

1. acne

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French acné, from New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?ne?/
• Hyphenation: ac?ne
• Rhymes: -e?

Noun

acne f or m (uncountable)

1. acne

Synonyms

• jeugdpuistjes

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: akne

Italian

Noun

acne f (plural acni)

1. (medicine) acne

Derived terms

• acneico

Anagrams

• cane
• cena

Portuguese

Noun

acne f (plural acnes)

1. (pathology) acne (a skin condition)
2. acne (a pattern of blemishes resulting from the skin condition)