kinky
4
6.8
- adjective
- /ˈkɪŋki/
:
rizado
- Her hair was thick and kinky, forming beautiful tight curls all over her head.
- kinky hair
Examples
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I needed to know how dark "black" is; how kinky does the hair have to be?
Blog text (7) -
...a beautiful little Jewish gal with kinky hair.
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His hair was gray, kinky, and cut very short.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her long hair was kinky and wet.
Fiction book (1998) -
The way highlights work for kinky hair are really different.
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A guy with short, kinky black hair and a kind of goofy-looking, shy grin stopped next to Mr. Brown.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her almond-shaped eyes were blue, and her short-cropped hair was a kinky reddish-brown.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Listen, Luzinha, listen," she began, adjusting the flower in the woman's kinky hair.
Fiction book (1995) -
When we go natural (type 4/kinky/nappy heads), we have to deal with a lot of negativity.
Blog text (12) -
Kenny Stein was a small, pudgy, flat-faced nine-year-old with brown eyes and kinky, almost Afrolike hair.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
95
1.0
Hair that forms many small round waves
14
3.8
Hair with many small tight curls that is hard to control
6
7.8
Hair that has small tight curls
5
2.7
Hair that forms small round shapes or waves
3
6.5
Having many small, tight curls
Hair with many small tight curls that is hard to comb
Having thick, curly or matted hair like wool
Hair that forms many small round loops or waves
Antonyms
How Curly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kinky comes from the word kink, which means a small 'twist' or 'curl', like a tight turn in a rope or hair. That's why kinky hair means hair with many small, tight curls and a dense texture.