Synonyms for hair
hɛərha·ir

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1. hairnoun

   a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

   "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

   Synonyms:
   fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker

2. hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whiskernoun

   a very small distance or space

   "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, vibrissa, fuzz, haircloth, sensory hair, tomentum, whisker, pilus

3. hair, fuzz, tomentumnoun

   filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

   "peach fuzz"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, copper, hair's-breadth, bull, blur, fuzz, haircloth, pig, tomentum cerebri, tomentum, whisker, pilus, cop

4. hair, pilusnoun

   any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

   "there is a hair in my soup"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, whisker, pilus

5. haircloth, hairnoun

   cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, whisker, pilus

6. hairnoun

   a filamentous projection or process on an organism

   Synonyms:
   fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker

Matched Categories

1. • Body Covering
   • Fabric
   • Filament
   • Plant Process
   • Process
   • Small Indefinite Quantity

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locks

   as in locks of hair

   she brushed her long, curly locks.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 26, 2014  

2. pilar

   of or relating to the hair

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hairnoun

   Synonyms:
   bristle, pubescence, pubes, tentaculum, palpus, lock, tress, coiffure, chignon, forelock

   Associated words:
   trichology, depilatory, depilitant, depilate, depilation, disheveled, bandeau, barrette, tonsure, pomade, follicle, sac, fillet, ecdysis, endysis, bandoline, piliferous, piliform, piligerous, coiffeur, tousled

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1. List of paraphrases for "hair":

   cabello, headwear, haircut, hairdressing, poetry, hairstyle, mao, hairline, headdress, capillary, hairdo, hairdresser, fur, pelage, hairy, wig

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How to use hair in a sentence?

1. Jasmin Britney:

   Having people do my own makeup and hair is a joy because that’s how I feel things— it’s the only part of my body that can recognize touch.

2. Rachel Dolezal:

   I was drawing self-portraits with the brown crayon instead of the peach crayon and the black curly hair.

3. Doris Day:

   The hardest thing I have to explain to patients right now is that what I do for hair loss, we have to continue doing over time.

4. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The waves lengthen on the beach; Your hair on your back of an Angel. (Les vagues s'allongent sur la plage; Tes cheveux sur ton dos d'ange)

5. Papy Shereza:

   On weekends I make good money, but during the week I have to supplement my income by selling other hair products for women.