hair

CEFRA1

/ˈhɛə̯/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The fine strands that grow on a person's body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Specifically, the collection of hairs on the top and sides of the human head, growing from the scalp.

Examples

  • The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.

  • You should get your hair cut.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈhɛɚ] ~ [ˈhɛɹ̩]
  • /ˈheː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for any part or the whole body.

  2. A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

  3. A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.

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In context

  • (uncountable, by extension) The collection or mass of such outgrowths, filaments, or fibers growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.

  • In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.

  • Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English her, heer, hær, from Old English hǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”), from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to scrape, comb”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hier, Híer (“hair”), West Frisian hier (“hair”), Cimbrian haar, har (“hair”), Dutch haar (“hair”), German and Low German Haar (“hair”), Luxembourgish Hoer (“hair”), Mòcheno hor (“hair”), Yiddish האָר (hor, “hair”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish hår (“hair”), Faroese and Icelandic hár (“hair”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English cheveler, chevelere (“hair”), borrowed from Old French chevelëure (“hair, head-hair, coiffure, wig”). The modern spelling with ai is n...