frizz
1 of 3verb (1)
ˈfriz 
frizzed; frizzing; frizzes
transitive verb
: to form into small tight curls
intransitive verb
of hair : to form a mass of tight curls
frizz
2 of 3noun
1
: a tight curl
2
: hair that is tightly curled
frizz
3 of 3verb (2)
frizzed; frizzing; frizzes
transitive verb
: to fry or sear with a sizzling noise
intransitive verb
: sizzle
Synonyms
Noun
- curl
- frizzle
- ringlet
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Example Sentences
Noun She used gel on her hair to control the frizz. a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
French friser
Verb (2)
alteration of fry entry 1
First Known Use
Verb (1)
1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun
1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1835, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
frizzes
noun
as in curls
a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- curls
- ringlets
- frizzles
- locks
- waves
- tresses
- crimps
- kinks
- perms
- permanents
- sets