frizziness

4.0

Dry, curly hair that looks rough and is not smooth

noun
/ˈfrɪzɪnəs/

: frizz

To control frizziness, she used a special serum after washing her hair.

Right, my hair is like almost all grown out from my carrot and since I haven't done in so long, so the curly frizziness is back.

Examples

Right, my hair is like almost all grown out from my carrot and since I haven't done in so long, so the curly frizziness is back.

Carli Bybel
On humid days, my hair always has more frizziness than usual.
The stylist recommended a leave-in conditioner to minimize frizziness in curly hair.

Synonyms

curliness

vsfrizziness

2.6

The way hair makes many small curved shapes

is about dry, fuzzy surface and lack of smoothness rather than neat loops

nappiness

vsfrizziness

8.6

Tightly curled, coarse hair that looks woolly

is looser and shows dry fuzzy surface rather than dense woolliness

Antonyms

smoothness

5 1.9

An even surface without rough parts

sleekness

1 3.9

A smooth, neat, and stylish appearance that looks well dressed

How Frizzy

unruliness

1 7.2

frizziness

4.0

smoothness

5 1.9

Surface Forms

frizziness singular

frizzinesses plural

Morphology

frizziness = frizzy (transparent) = frizz + frizzy + frizz + y + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'frizzy' with '-ness', and the adjective is transparently formed from 'frizz' + '-y', so learners who know 'frizzy' will easily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Frizziness comes from the short verb frizz and the ending -ness, which means 'state'. The root frizz tries to copy the quick, rough feel of tiny curls and hairs that stick up, so frizziness is the 'state' of hair that is dry, curly, and not smooth.