ringlety

ringlety

A young girl with ringlety hair plays in the park.

Definition

Adjective: Having or characterized by ringletssmall, spiral curls of hair.

Usage Examples
  • (Her hair was full of small, tight curls.)
  • (A small area of curly hair.)
Advanced Usage
  • "ringlety locks": a poetic or literary phrase for curly hair.
    • The portrait showed a young woman with ringlety locks cascading over her shoulders. (Her hair was composed of many small curls.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Ringlet (noun): a small curl or coil of hair.
    • Each ringlet was carefully arranged for the wedding. (Each individual curl.)
  • Ringleted (adjective): having ringlets (synonymous with ringlety).
    • The ringleted child was the star of the family photos. (The child had curly hair.)
Synonyms
  • Curly: having curls or waves.
  • Crisp: (of hair) having tight, springy curls.
  • Frizzy: having hair that forms many small, tight curls or waves, sometimes in a disorderly way.
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