Meaning & use
daith piercing
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Meanings
nouncountable
A piercing placed through the innermost fold of cartilage just above the ear canal.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a daith piercing or two daith piercings.
Patterns
- get a daith piercing
- have a daith piercing
- a daith piercing in something
She got a daith piercing on her left ear last summer.
A daith piercing is made through the small ridge of cartilage above the ear canal.
He chose a daith piercing because he wanted something less visible than a lobe piercing.
nouncountable
The ring or curved barbell worn in this piercing.
Grammar: Also countable; often used with wear or put in.
Patterns
- wear a daith piercing
- put in a daith piercing
The piercer fitted a small gold hoop as her daith piercing.
He replaced the daith piercing with a curved barbell after it healed.
Word forms
| plural | daith piercings |
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Common combinations
- get a daith piercing
- I finally got a daith piercing after months of thinking about it.
- healing time for a daith piercing
- The healing time for a daith piercing can be several months.
- daith piercing jewelry
- She bought daith piercing jewelry online.
- infected daith piercing
- An infected daith piercing needs proper cleaning and sometimes antibiotics.
Synonyms and how they differ
- cartilage piercing
- This is a broader term for any piercing through ear cartilage, including the daith but also the helix, tragus, and others.
- inner ear piercing
- This is a looser, everyday way to refer to a daith piercing, but it can also mean other inner-ear placements.
Word family
- daith noun
- The anatomical ridge of cartilage itself, without the piercing.
Commonly confused: daith piercing or tragus piercing? daith piercing or helix piercing?
daith piercing vs tragus piercing
A tragus piercing goes through the small flap of cartilage in front of the ear canal, not through the inner fold like a daith piercing.
daith piercing vs helix piercing
A helix piercing is along the outer rim of the ear, while a daith piercing is deeper inside.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'daith piercing' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The daith piercing is specifically through the inner fold of ear cartilage, so option 3 is correct. Options 1 and 2 place it on the wrist or nose, which are different piercings, and option 4 confuses it with a tattoo.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “daith piercing”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.