Meaning & use
daith
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Meaning
nouncountable
A piercing through the inner fold of cartilage just above the ear canal.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a daith, two daiths, or the daith piercing.
Patterns
- have a daith
- get a daith
- a daith piercing
She got a daith last summer and says it hurt less than her lobe piercing.
The piercer cleaned the area around my daith before putting in the ring.
A daith can take six months or longer to heal completely.
Word forms
| plural | daiths |
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Common combinations
- daith piercing
- He chose a small gold hoop for his daith piercing.
- get a daith
- She decided to get a daith after seeing a photo online.
- healing daith
- A healing daith needs to be cleaned twice a day.
- daith jewelry
- The shop sells special curved jewelry for a daith.
Synonyms and how they differ
- cartilage piercing
- A broader term for any piercing through ear cartilage; daith is the specific inner-ridge placement.
Commonly confused: daith or death? daith or faith?
daith vs death
These sound almost the same but have completely different meanings; death is the end of life, while daith is an ear piercing.
daith vs faith
Faith begins with /f/ and means trust or belief; daith begins with /d/ and refers only to the piercing.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'daith' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A daith is a type of ear piercing, so a ring in the daith makes sense. The other options confuse it with 'din' (noise), 'date' or 'signature', and 'path' (a walkway).
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “daith”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.