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frizzy

/ˈfrɪzi/adjective

उच्चारण फ़्रिज़ी

घुँघराले और रूखे (बाल), उलझे हुए

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    (of hair) having a lot of small tight curls and looking dry and rough

    घुँघराले और रूखे (बाल), उलझे हुए

    • Her hair goes frizzy in humid weather.
    • a child with frizzy hair
    • Radhika used oil to keep her frizzy hair under control.
    + 2 more examples
    • He was embarrassed by his frizzy curls.
    • Frizzy hair needs plenty of conditioner.

    Synonyms curly fuzzy wiry

    Opposite straight smooth sleek

§Structures (grammar patterns) 6

frizzy + hair

The word is used mostly of hair that is dry, rough and tightly curled.

यह शब्द मुख्यतः रूखे, खुरदरे और कसकर घुँघराले बालों के लिए आता है।

  • Radhika has frizzy hair that she oils every week.
  • A frizzy fringe stuck out from under the cap.

get / go / turn frizzy

After these verbs, it states a change in the hair.

इन क्रियाओं के बाद यह बालों में आए बदलाव को बताता है।

  • Her hair gets frizzy in humid weather.
  • It went frizzy after the swim.

frizzy vs. curly vs. wavy

'Curly' describes defined curls; 'frizzy' describes rough, fluffy hair without defined curls.

'Curly' स्पष्ट घुँघराले बालों के लिए आता है; 'frizzy' स्पष्ट लटों के बिना रूखे, फूले बालों के लिए।

  • Her curly hair was neat, but her sister's was frizzy.

frizzier / frizziest

Comparative and superlative: change y to i and add -er or -est.

comparative और superlative में y को i करके -er या -est लगाते हैं।

  • Her hair is frizzier in July than in December.

frizzy + with + cause

'With' can show what makes the hair frizzy.

'With' बता सकता है कि बाल किस कारण रूखे हैं।

  • Her hair was frizzy with humidity.

frizzy as a hairstyle label

Hair magazines describe 'frizzy' as a problem and 'curly' as a style; the difference is tone.

बालों की पत्रिकाएँ 'frizzy' को समस्या और 'curly' को शैली के रूप में बताती हैं; अंतर लहजे का है।

  • She wants to turn frizzy hair into smooth hair.
+Collocations 5

frizzy + noun

haircurlsendsfringemoptexture

  • She tried to smooth her frizzy ends.

adverb + frizzy

veryslightlyextremelynaturallybadly

  • His hair is naturally frizzy.

make / keep / leave + hair frizzy

makekeepleaveturnlet

  • Humidity makes my hair frizzy.

treatment words

smoothstraightenoilconditiontame

  • She used oil to tame her frizzy hair.

frizzy + person

girlboyactorteacherchild

  • The frizzy-haired girl won the singing contest.
“More examples 8
  • The humid air made her hair frizzy within minutes.

नम हवा ने कुछ ही मिनटों में उसके बाल रूखे और घुँघराले कर दिए।

  • Radhika washed her frizzy hair with a mild shampoo.

राधिका ने अपने रूखे बालों को हल्के शैम्पू से धोया।

  • The actor's frizzy wig made the audience laugh.

अभिनेता की frizzy विग ने दर्शकों को हँसा दिया।

  • Combing dry hair can make it frizzy.

सूखे बालों में कंघी करने से वे रूखे हो सकते हैं।

  • The little girl had frizzy hair tied in two plaits.

छोटी बच्ची के रूखे घुँघराले बाल दो चोटियों में बँधे थे।

  • After the rain, everyone in the group had frizzy hair.

बारिश के बाद समूह में सभी के बाल रूखे और घुँघराले हो गए थे।

  • Radhika's cousin has naturally frizzy hair and keeps it short.

राधिका की चचेरी बहन के बाल स्वभाव से रूखे-घुँघराले हैं और वह उन्हें छोटा रखती है।

  • A frizzy beard gave the actor a rough look.

रूखी घुँघराली दाढ़ी ने अभिनेता को खुरदरा रूप दे दिया।

◇Word family
frizz noun