nappy
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˈnæpi/
- UK
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crespo
- Her nappy hair framed her face beautifully, enhancing her features.
- nappy hair
- nappy head
That is a nappy Afro on it is better if you just slip it off.
- That is a nappy Afro on it is better if you just slip it off.
- Imagine if I had darker skin right or maybe an even bigger nose or thicker lips or nappy hair, right?
Examples
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I was raised being told my hair was too dark, too coarse, too big, too nappy, etc. for my face and skin (very fair) by my own mother.
Blog text (2) -
His hair was nappy, like he had just risen from bed.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her hair was nappy, beautiful, rough, black, and shiny like her soul.
Fiction book (1997) -
Add to that intra-racial hair politics that leave many Black women trying to decide if their hair is too nappy or not nappy enough.
Blog text (25) -
We are also the same age, and I started straightening my nappy ethnic hair at the same age as well.
Blog text (9) -
Your mother had labored over your thick hair with a hot comb, greased your scalp with Bergamot, and plaited every inch of your nappy little head into tight, eye-stretching braids.
Fiction book (1997) -
He styled his nappy hair into small, tight curls that gave him a unique look.
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After washing, her nappy hair needed extra care to keep the curls defined.
Synonyms
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3.8
Hair with many small tight curls that is hard to control
4
6.8
Having many small tight curls that make hair look thick
3
6.5
Having many small, tight curls
Hair with many small tight curls that is hard to comb
Antonyms
Compounds
How Curly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nappy comes from the cloth word nap, which means 'the soft, raised surface' on fabrics like velvet or a blanket, so nappy at first meant 'full of short, close fibers'. That's why nappy hair describes tight, thick curls that look and feel like that close fabric surface.