"frizzy" meaning in All languages combined

See frizzy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹɪzi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frizzy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: frizzier [comparative], frizziest [superlative]
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  1. Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions. Synonyms: fuzzy Derived forms: frizzily, frizziness, unfrizzy Translations (formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls): къдрав (kădrav) (Bulgarian), накъдрен (nakădren) (Bulgarian), 毛躁 (máozào) (Chinese Mandarin), crépu (French), kräuslig (German), borzas (Hungarian), crespo (Italian), garbanoti [masculine, plural] (Lithuanian), hūmenge (Māori), pirikahu (Māori), pūtētete (Māori), pūtetetete (Māori), tete (Māori), crêp'leux (Norman), bustete (Norwegian Nynorsk), kędzierzawy [masculine] (Polish), encrespado (Spanish), crespo (Spanish), rizado [masculine] (Spanish), chino [Mexico] (Spanish), ensortijado (Spanish), con frizz (Spanish), pasudo (Spanish), cuscú (Spanish), kabarık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-frizzy-en-adj-zJ4k7K~I Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 86 14

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹɪzi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frizzy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: frizzies [plural]
enPR: frĭz'i Rhymes: -ɪzi Etymology: Etymology tree English frizz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frizzy From frizz + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|frizz|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English frizz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frizzy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "frizzy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="frizzy"> From frizz + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} frizzy (plural frizzies)
  1. A small amount of unkempt, curly hair
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Inflected forms

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