Home › Words › D › dentildentildentil means any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.EtymologyFrom French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns.nounAny one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dentile 76% match — A small tooth, like that of a saw. vs dentil →dentilled 71% match — Adorned with dentils. vs dentil →dentiled 71% match — Containing dentils vs dentil →dentillated 70% match — Containing dentils. vs dentil →denticule 66% match — A small tooth or toothlike structure. vs dentil →dentilave 66% match — A wash for cleaning the teeth. vs dentil →denticle 65% match — A small tooth. vs dentil →dentelli 62% match vs dentil →