Words used to describe the state of people's hair
bad hair day
noun
a day when your hair looks untidy and you do not feel attractive
bald
adjective
with little or no hair on your head
balding
adjective
beginning to lose your hair
body
noun
a thick healthy appearance of your hair
bouffant
adjective
bouffant hair is arranged in a style that lifts it away from your head
bristly
adjective
bristly hair is short and rough
bushy
adjective
bushy hair or fur is very thick
close-cropped
adjective
cut very short
coiffed
adjective
coiffed hair has been carefully arranged in a special style
coiffured
adjective
coiffured hair has been carefully arranged in a special style
crinkly
adjective
crinkly hair is rough and curly
curl
noun
the way that someone’s hair grows in curls
disheveled
adjective
an American spelling of dishevelled
dishevelled
adjective
if you are dishevelled, your hair and clothes do not look tidy
flowing
adjective
flowing clothes or hair hang in an attractive way
flyaway
adjective
flyaway hair is very thin and soft, so that it is difficult to keep in a tidy hairstyle
frizz
noun
the condition of hair that has very small tight stiff curls
frizzy
adjective
frizzy hair has small tight stiff curls
fuzzy
adjective
covered with short soft hairs or fibres like hair
gloss
noun
the shiny and attractive appearance of something, especially someone’s hair
hairless
adjective
with no hair
hairy
adjective
with a lot of hair
lank
adjective
lank hair is thin and straight
loose
adjective
if your hair is loose, it is not tied in position
luxuriant
adjective
luxuriant hair is thick and healthy
matted
adjective
matted hair or fur is twisted or stuck together and usually dirty
nappy
adjective
nappy hair is tightly curled or twisted. This word is used especially by black people.
scraggly
adjective
scraggly hair is untidy and does not look clean or healthy
shaggy
adjective
long, thick, and untidy
shoulder-length
adjective
shoulder-length hair reaches down to your shoulders
slaphead
noun
an insulting way of referring to a man who is bald
sleek
adjective
sleek fur or hair is smooth and shiny
spiky
adjective
spiky hair sticks up
split ends
noun
a condition in which the ends of your hair are split into two or more parts
straight
adjective
straight hair has no curls or waves
swept-back
adjective
swept-back hair is brushed away from your forehead
thick
adjective
thick hair or fur is made of many small hairs growing very close together
thin
adjective
thin hair, fur, or plants do not look solid because there are spaces between the individual hairs or leaves
tidy
adjective
tidy hair, clothes etc look good because they are arranged in a nice way
tousled
adjective
tousled hair looks untidy in an attractive way
unkempt
adjective
dirty and untidy
wavy
adjective
a wavy line or wavy hair has a lot of waves or curls in it
wind-blown
adjective
looking untidy because of being blown around by the wind
windswept
adjective
someone who is windswept looks untidy because their clothes and hair have been blown around by a strong wind
wiry
adjective
wiry hair or grass is stiff and rough
down to
used for saying how long someone’s hair is or how long their clothes are
thin on top
losing your hair
