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plantar

adj · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈplæntɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: planter

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the sole of the foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • a plantar wart

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • plantar warts can be very painful

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin plantāris, from planta (“sole of the foot”) + -āris. By surface analysis, planta + -ar.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 足底的 (zúdǐ de) — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Finnish: jalkapohja- — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Finnish: jalkapohjan — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Finnish: plantaarinen — relating to the sole of the foot
  • French: plantaire — relating to the sole of the foot
  • German: plantar — relating to the sole of the foot
  • German: fußsohlenseitig — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Polish: podeszwowy — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Russian: подо́швенный (podóšvennyj) — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Russian: планта́рный (plantárnyj) — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Spanish: plantar — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Swedish: fotsule- — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Swedish: fot- — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Swedish: plantar- — relating to the sole of the foot
  • Swedish: plantar — relating to the sole of the foot