to coif

Examples

• All

• A very beautiful blonde, immaculately coifed.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The perfectly coifed hair each strand as fine and identical as polyester fibers.

  Fiction book (1998)

• His hair is oiled and coifed like early Frankie Avalon.

  Fiction book (2002)

• A tongue of flame lightly touched the clerk's carefully coifed hairdo.

  Fiction book (1998)

• He's dangerously coifed.

  Amityville: A New Generation (1993)

• The orange-fringe-coifed, blue-suited Bozo had a long-running live show on WGN, Channel 9, which prided itself on being Chicago's family station and sought an audience of small children, old people, and those in between who would rather be one or the other.

  Academic text (2004)

• After getting out of the shower, she took her time to coif her hair into beautiful curls before the party.

• He decided to coif his hair neatly before the important interview to make a good impression.

Synonyms

S

to set

vsto coif

575 1.0

To take place in a particular time or place

is about decorative hair styling rather than simple placement or fixing

A

to arrange

vsto coif

162 1.7

To put things or information in a clear, neat order

is limited to styling hair attractively, not arranging general items or ideas

D

to dress

vsto coif

96 3.0

To make food, hair or a place look attractive by adding small items

focuses specifically on decorative or elaborate hair styling rather than general decoration

C

to coiffure

vsto coif

1 9.2

To arrange hair carefully, often by a hairdresser

is similar but also covers simpler attractive styling, not only elaborate work

C

to coiffe

vsto coif

• Archaic

9.6

To style hair neatly for a clean, attractive look

is the same action but presented in a different written form

U

to updo

vsto coif

5.9

To gather hair and pin it up for a formal event

is broader, covering attractive or elaborate styles not limited to upward shapes

P

to pompadour

vsto coif

9.3

To style hair by brushing the front high over the forehead

is general styling for hair, not restricted to one high forehead shape

Antonyms

M

to mess

248 1.0

To make something untidy or dirty

N

neglect

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

How Elaborate

to coif

1 8.4

to style

27 3.2

to comb

77 1.0

to neaten

1 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology