FINGERNAIL Meaning of FINGERNAIL in English ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ nounEtymology: Middle English finger neil : the nail of a finger Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012