noun · verb · 7 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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General-American:/ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/
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CMU ARPABET:M AE1 N IH0 K Y ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A manicurist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To apply such a treatment to the hands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To polish or trim something very finely or evenly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
professional care for the hands and fingernails
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beauty treatment, care, attention, aid, tending
6
verb
Meaning 6
care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: groom, neaten
7
verb
Meaning 7
trim carefully and neatly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
manicure fingernails
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh2-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *kwey- Proto-Indo-European *kweys-der. Proto-Italic *kwoizā Latin cūra French manucurebor. English manicure From French manucure, coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَانِيكِير
(manikēr)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Arabic:
تَجْمِيل الْيَدَيْن
(tajmīl al-yadayn)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Arabic:
تَجْمِيل الْأَظَافِر
(tajmīl al-ʔaẓāfir)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Arabic:
مَنِكير
(manikēr)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Azerbaijani:
manikür
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Belarusian:
манікю́р
(manikjúr)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Bulgarian:
маникю́р
(manikjúr)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Chinese Cantonese:
修甲
(sau1 gaap3)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Chinese Mandarin:
修指甲
(xiūzhǐjia)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Chinese Mandarin:
修指
(xiūzhǐ)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Czech:
manikúra
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Estonian:
maniküür
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Finnish:
manikyyri
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
French:
manucure
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
German:
Maniküre
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Hungarian:
manikűr
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Japanese:
マニキュア
(manikyua)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Kazakh:
маникюр
(manikür)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Korean:
매니큐어
(maenikyueo)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Korean:
손톱물감
(sontommulgam)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Latvian:
manikīrs
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Lithuanian:
manikiūras
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Norwegian Bokmål:
manikyr
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Norwegian Nynorsk:
manikyr
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Persian:
مانیکور
(mânikur)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Polish:
manicure
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Polish:
manikiur
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Portuguese:
manicure
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Portuguese:
manicura
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Russian:
маникю́р
(manikjúr)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Serbo-Croatian:
маникир
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Serbo-Croatian:
manikir
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Slovak:
manikúra
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Spanish:
manicura
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Spanish:
maniquiur
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Spanish:
manicure
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Spanish:
manicur
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Spanish:
maniquiú
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Swedish:
manikyr
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Turkish:
manikür
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Ukrainian:
манікю́р
(manikjúr)
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails
Vietnamese:
sửa móng tay
— cosmetic treatment for the fingernails