frizzy hair

Meanings

1. 1noununcountable

   Hair that is dry and full of tight, small curls, so it looks rough and is hard to control.

   Grammar: Used like 'hair': no plural and no 'a' — say 'frizzy hair', not 'a frizzy hair'.

   Patterns

   • have frizzy hair
   • frizzy hair in the rain

   The damp air always gives me frizzy hair.

   She tied her frizzy hair back before cooking.

   Frizzy hair can be hard to brush when it is dry.

2. 2adjectivebefore a noun

   Describing hair that is dry with tight curls and a rough, untidy look.

   Grammar: Comes before 'hair' or another hair word: frizzy hair, frizzy curls.

   Patterns

   • frizzy hair
   • go frizzy

   My hair goes frizzy as soon as it rains.

   He has thick, frizzy hair that he keeps short.

Common combinations

go frizzy

My hair goes frizzy in humid weather.

frizzy hair

She uses oil to soften her frizzy hair.

a frizzy mess

After the storm, my hair was a frizzy mess.

tame frizzy hair

This conditioner helps tame frizzy hair.

Synonyms and how they differ

curly

Curly simply means having curls and is neutral; frizzy suggests dryness and an untidy look.

wiry

Wiry hair is stiff and strong; frizzy hair is dry and puffy.

Opposites

Word family

frizz noun

The state of being frizzy; a mass of tight, dry curls.

frizzy adjective

Having tight, dry curls.

Commonly confused: frizzy hair or fuzzy?

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