adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdɛn.təl/
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General-American:/ˈdɛn.təl/
General-American:[ˈdɛnɾəɫ]
General-American:[ˈdɛɾ̃əɫ]
General-American:[ˈdɛnəɫ]
General-American:[ˈdɛnɾɫ̩]
General-American:[ˈdɛɾ̃ɫ̩]
General-American:[ˈdɛnɫ̩]
rhymes with -ɛntəl
CMU ARPABET:D EH1 N T AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:D EH1 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or concerning the teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
Examples
dental care
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: toothly, teethly
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or concerning dentistry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h3dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سِنِّيّ
(sinniyy)
— of or concerning the teeth
Armenian:
ատամնային
(atamnayin)
— of or concerning the teeth
Belarusian:
зубны́
(zubný)
— of or concerning the teeth
Bulgarian:
зъ́бен
(zǎ́ben)
— of or concerning the teeth
Catalan:
dental
— of or concerning the teeth
Chinese Mandarin:
牙齒的 /牙齿的
(yáchǐ de)
— of or concerning the teeth
Chinese Mandarin:
牙的
(yá de)
— of or concerning the teeth
Chinese Mandarin:
齒的 /齿的
(chǐ de)
— of or concerning the teeth
Czech:
zubní
— of or concerning the teeth
Finnish:
dentaalinen
— of or concerning the teeth
French:
dentaire
— of or concerning the teeth
Galician:
dental
— of or concerning the teeth
German:
Zahn-
— of or concerning the teeth
Greek:
οδοντικός
(odontikós)
— of or concerning the teeth
Icelandic:
tann-
— of or concerning the teeth
Irish:
déadach
— of or concerning the teeth
Italian:
dentario
— of or concerning the teeth
Italian:
dentale
— of or concerning the teeth
Macedonian:
забен
(zaben)
— of or concerning the teeth
Occitan:
dental
— of or concerning the teeth
Polish:
zębowy
— of or concerning the teeth
Portuguese:
dental
— of or concerning the teeth
Portuguese:
dentário
— of or concerning the teeth
Romanian:
dentar
— of or concerning the teeth
Russian:
зубно́й
(zubnój)
— of or concerning the teeth
Serbo-Croatian:
зу̑бнӣ
— of or concerning the teeth
Serbo-Croatian:
zȗbnī
— of or concerning the teeth
Slovak:
zubný
— of or concerning the teeth
Slovene:
zoben
— of or concerning the teeth
Spanish:
dental
— of or concerning the teeth
Swedish:
tand-
— of or concerning the teeth
Ukrainian:
зубни́й
(zubnýj)
— of or concerning the teeth
Welsh:
deintiol
— of or concerning the teeth
Armenian:
ատամնաբուժական
(atamnabužakan)
— of or concerning dentistry
Bulgarian:
зъболе́карски
(zǎbolékarski)
— of or concerning dentistry
Bulgarian:
стоматологи́чен
(stomatologíčen)
— of or concerning dentistry
Catalan:
dental
— of or concerning dentistry
Chinese Mandarin:
牙醫學的 /牙医学的
(yáyīxué de)
— of or concerning dentistry
Chinese Mandarin:
牙醫的 /牙医的
(yáyī de)
— of or concerning dentistry
Czech:
zubařský
— of or concerning dentistry
Czech:
stomatologický
— of or concerning dentistry
Finnish:
hammaslääketieteellinen
— of or concerning dentistry
Finnish:
dentaali-
— of or concerning dentistry
French:
dentaire
— of or concerning dentistry
German:
zahnärztlich
— of or concerning dentistry
Greek:
οδοντιατρικός
(odontiatrikós)
— of or concerning dentistry
Hungarian:
fogászati
— of or concerning dentistry
Irish:
déadach
— of or concerning dentistry
Italian:
dentario
— of or concerning dentistry
Italian:
dentale
— of or concerning dentistry
Polish:
dentystyczny
— of or concerning dentistry
Polish:
stomatologiczny
— of or concerning dentistry
Portuguese:
dentário
— of or concerning dentistry
Russian:
стоматологи́ческий
(stomatologíčeskij)
— of or concerning dentistry
Slovak:
stomatologický
— of or concerning dentistry