English Thesaurus

Synonyms for “hair”

hair

noun

  1. locks, mane, tresses, shock, mop, head of hair • a girl with long blonde hair

    See by a hair

    See get in someone's hair

    See let your hair down

    See make someone's hair stand on end

    See not turn a hair

    See split hairs

    related mania trichomania
    Hair has long been a focus of care and attention for humans, even seen as our 'crowning glory'. The extended meanings and idioms involving hair tend to refer either to the physical appearance of hair or the emotions. A hair describes a very small amount or distance in the expression by a hair ('s breadth), meaning 'very close', which is also like the phrase by a whisker. Physical fineness of hair is also referenced in the expression split hairs whereby petty distinctions are made. Other expressions with hair allude to emotional states, such as get in your hair meaning 'annoy'. The idea that emotions can affect the hair has its foundation in fact in that cold, fear, and shock cause body hair to erect, literally hair-raising or making your hair stand on end. In olden times, the elaborate hairdressing of ladies and gentlemen in public meant that they would only let their hair down in private, thus the meaning of relaxing, or becoming confidential, developed.

'hair' in Other Languages

  • British English: hairPronunciation for hair Your hair is the mass of fine thread-like strands that grow on your head.I wash my hair every night.hɛə NOUN
  • Arabic: شَعْرPronunciation for شَعْر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cabeloPronunciation for cabelo
  • Chinese: 头发Pronunciation for 头发
  • Croatian: kosaPronunciation for kosa
  • Czech: vlasyPronunciation for vlasy
  • Danish: hårPronunciation for hår
  • Dutch: haarPronunciation for haar
  • European Spanish: peloPronunciation for pelo
  • Finnish: karvaPronunciation for karva
  • French: cheveuxPronunciation for cheveux
  • German: HaarPronunciation for Haar
  • Greek: μαλλιάPronunciation for μαλλιά
  • Italian: capelliPronunciation for capelli
  • Japanese: Pronunciation for 髪
  • Korean: 머리카락Pronunciation for 머리카락
  • Norwegian: hårPronunciation for hår
  • Polish: włosyPronunciation for włosy
  • Portuguese: cabeloPronunciation for cabelo
  • Romanian: păr peri
  • Russian: волосыPronunciation for волосы
  • Spanish: peloPronunciation for pelo
  • Swedish: hårPronunciation for hår
  • Thai: ผมPronunciation for ผม
  • Turkish: saçPronunciation for saç
  • Ukrainian: волосся
  • Vietnamese: tócPronunciation for tóc

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