Synonyms for handkerchief
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- handkerchiefs → hankies…
Example sentences
- hankie May I borrow your hankie to wipe my nose?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| handkerchief | rising | |
| hankie | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- hankie
In other languages
- Français
- mouchoir
- Italiano
- fazzoletto
- Español
- pañuelo
- Deutsch
- Taschentuch