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That’s about the width of an index finger held at arm’s length.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The royal wore a single ring on her index finger and a pair of dainty earrings.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
But Curry’s jammed right index finger from Friday night’s Kings game made the decision to rest him even more obvious.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
For example, laypeople and lawmakers across cultures and over centuries generally agree that the index finger is more valuable than the ring finger, and that one eye is more valuable than one ear.
—Daniel Sznycer, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Index finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20finger. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
index finger
noun
: the finger next to the thumb
Medical Definition
index finger
noun
: the finger next to the thumb
called also forefinger
More from Merriam-Webster on index finger
Nglish: Translation of index finger for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of index finger for Arabic Speakers
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