ring finger

noun

: the third finger especially of the left hand counting the index finger as the first

Examples of ring finger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Peripheral star posted a photo of her and Harrison at the beach with their fingers intertwined and a diamond ring on each of their left ring fingers. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

The massive diamond that now rests upon Swift's left ring finger is set in yellow gold, its bright sparkle featured in the couple's engagement announcement on Instagram. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025

Clearly, there was no need to sacrifice any of the four C’s: the colorless diamond took up much of her left ring finger’s real estate. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025

Tucker injured his right ring finger on a headfirst slide at the start of June, but that wound up being his best month (.982 OPS) to this point. —Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ring finger

• forefinger
• linger

Kids Definition

ring finger

noun

: the third finger of the left hand counting the index finger as the first