Synonyms and antonyms of General words for hair and amounts of hair in British Thesaurus

a bald patch ()

a place on someone’s head where hair no longer grows, or a surface that has some parts missing, for example an area of grass or a carpet

a lock of hair ()

a small piece of hair from someone’s head

alopecia (noun)

a condition in which someone’s hair falls out

barnet (noun)

Britishinformal your hair

bristle (noun)

a short stiff hair

crowning glory (noun)

humorous your hair

curl (noun)

a section of hair that grows or is shaped in a curve

forelock (noun)

the front part of a person’s hair that falls forward over their forehead

frizz (noun)

hair that has very small tight stiff curls

fuzz (noun)

a lot of short soft hairs or fibres like hairs

hair (noun)

the mass of thin fibres that grows on your head

hair (noun)

hair that grows on other parts of the body

hair (noun)

a single piece of hair

hairline (noun)

the line at the top of your forehead where your hair begins

head of hair ()

all the hair on your head, especially when it is thick

highlights (noun)

pieces of hair that are a lighter colour than the rest

locks (noun)

literary hair

lowlights (noun)

parts of your hair that have been made a darker colour

male pattern baldness (noun)

loss of hair in men, at the front and on the top of the head

mane (noun)

mainly literary someone’s long thick hair

mop (noun)

a lot of thick untidy hair

quiff (noun)

British the front part of a man’s hair shaped so that it is higher than the rest

ringlet (noun)

a piece of long hair that hangs down in curls

shock (noun)

hair that is very thick

strand (noun)

a single thin piece of something, for example wire, cotton, or hair

tendril (noun)

a thin curly piece of hair

thatch (noun)

informal the hair on someone’s head, especially when it is thick and untidy

tresses (noun)

literary a long piece of a woman’s hair

tresses (noun)

literary long hair that hangs down a woman’s back

tuft (noun)

several individual pieces of grass, hair, feathers, or fibres that are all growing or joined together at the bottom end

tumble (noun)

a large amount of long hair that hangs down

wave (noun)

a slight curl in a person’s hair