frontal

fron-tal · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the front or forehead.

  2. 2.

    Directed toward or attacking the front; direct and uncompromising.

  3. 3.

    (of a view or image) Showing the front of something or someone facing the viewer.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    frontal attack/assault — a direct military attack on the front
  • •
    full frontal — complete and unrestricted; showing the front of the body
  • •
    frontal lobe — the front part of each cerebral hemisphere

Related words

Antonyms: back, posterior, rear
See also: anterior, forward, front
Synonyms: anterior, forward, front

Etymology

From Latin frontalis ("of or belonging to the forehead"), from frons ("forehead, brow, front").