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hair style

hair style

1.9
A way of cutting or arranging hair to change your look
  • noun
  • /hɛr staɪl/
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Examples

  • Changing your makeup and hair style didn't fool me.

  • Well, we could find you a new hair style.

  • Click here to know about Kate Mara's different hair styles.

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  • Then she got mad and said, ”You don't like my hair style?”

  • If you are going to the salon for your next hairstyle, then you should never miss the Kate Mara hottest hair styles.

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  • It is not unusual for a witness to be involved in a task of trying to recognize the assailant who has undergone multiple changes in appearance (e.g., aging and hair style) since the face was first viewed (Bruce, 1988).

    Academic text (1991)
  • She decided to change her hair style before the big event to look her best.

  • The magazine featured the latest trends in hair styles for the summer season.

  • Many brides spend a lot of time selecting the perfect hair style for their wedding day.

Synonyms

haircut
vshair style
132 1.0

The way a person's hair is cut and arranged

emphasizes cut specifically while the key covers overall arrangement too
ponytail
vshair style
64 2.1

Hair pulled back and tied so it hangs down at the back

is the general category that also includes tied-back arranged looks
hairstyle
vshair style
53 1.4

A way of cutting and arranging hair to change your look

covers many particular ways of cutting and arranging hair
hairdo
vshair style
50 2.9

A way of cutting and arranging someone's hair

is the broader category for any arranged or styled hair look
braid
vshair style
47 1.3

A hairstyle made by weaving three or more strands of hair together

is the wider class including many arranged forms like this one
perm
vshair style
32 3.2

A hairstyle made by treating hair with chemicals to make curls or waves

is the general arranged hair category that includes such treatments
wave
vshair style
31 6.3

A hairstyle with smooth curved ridges in the hair

is broader, including both waved and other arranged hair looks
doo
vshair style
  • UK
28 9.5

A person's hairstyle that is noticeable or fashionable

is the neutral term for all ways hair can be arranged
fringe
vshair style
  • UK
13 3.1

A short border of hair that hangs across the forehead

is the wider term that includes such specific front hair cuts
dread
vshair style
9 6.5

A hairstyle of long hair twisted into rope-like strands

is the general class covering many long or matted arranged looks
mullet
vshair style
9 5.1

A hairstyle with short front hair and long back hair

is the wider idea covering many distinct cutting and arranging choices
twist
vshair style
8 4.0

A hairstyle where hair is wrapped or braided into small sections

is more general and includes these twisted or braided arrangements
mohawk
vshair style
7 6.7

A hairstyle with shaved sides and a long strip of hair down the middle

is the general arranged hair concept that includes such bold cuts
bangs
vshair style
  • US
5 3.0

Hair at the front cut straight across the forehead

is the broader class that covers this particular front cut
updo
vshair style
3 6.1

A hairstyle with the hair pinned up for a formal event

is the general category that also includes such formal arranged looks
coiffure
vshair style
2 8.1

A hairstyle arranged by a hairdresser

is the general idea of any arranged or shaped hair
coif
vshair style
  • Archaic
2 7.9

A woman's hairstyle arranged to look neat or fancy

applies more widely to arranged looks beyond that one
chignon
vshair style
1 9.8

A hairstyle where someone twists long hair into a roll at the back of the neck

is broader, covering many arranged forms beyond this rolled knot
mohawk haircut
vshair style
1 3.8

A hairstyle with shaved sides and a strip of long hair down the middle

is broader and covers many arranged looks beyond this named cut
locs
vshair style
8.6

Long hair that people twist or braid into rope-like strands

is the broad term that covers such rope-like arranged strands
sidecut
vshair style
6.0

A haircut where the sides are cut much shorter than the top

is the general arranged hair idea that includes asymmetric cuts
khokhol hairstyle
vshair style
9.9

A hairstyle with most of the head shaved and a long lock of hair

is the broader arranged hair category that embraces such cultural forms
sticky-outy hairdo
vshair style
  • Informal
9.1

A hairstyle with hair that stands out from the head and is easy to see

is the general term that also includes such attention-grabbing looks
wild hairdo
vshair style
5.6

A hairstyle that is messy, untidy, or very unusual

is the broader category covering both neat and wild arranged looks

How Complex

updo
3 6.1
hair style
1.9
crew cut
7 3.0

Surface Forms

hair style singular
hair styles plural

Morphology

hair + style

The meaning 'a particular way hair is cut or arranged' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hair' (the strands on the head) and 'style' (a manner or fashion). This straightforward noun + noun composition is common across languages and follows transparent semantic combination, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Hair style combines hair and style, where style means a particular way of doing or arranging something, for example 'to cut or shape' hair. This comes from the simple, literal idea of arranging hair into a certain look, so hair style today means the way someone's hair is cut or worn.