Home › Words › H › handnailhandnailhandnail means synonym of fingernail.EtymologyFrom hand + nail. Compare Old English handnæġl.nounSynonym of fingernail.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fingernailed 71% match — Having fingernails (often of a specified kind). vs handnail →footnail 71% match — Synonym of toenail. vs handnail →hangnailed 67% match — Having one or more hangnails. vs handnail →handly 65% match — Synonym of handy. vs handnail →unguis 63% match — The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. vs handnail →naily 61% match — full of nails (the fastener) vs handnail →nailed 61% match — Having nails (of a specified kind). vs handnail →agnail 60% match — Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail. vs handnail →