flyaway
Escaping from control
Flyaway describes hair that is fine, wispy, and difficult to control—strands that lift and drift with static or wind: Her flyaway hair refused to stay in the braid.
The word also applies to things ready to fly or seemingly about to take flight: a flyaway kite, a flyaway imagination.
As a noun, a flyaway can be a stray strand of hair or, in broadcasting, a portable satellite transmission system.
Thin and insubstantial
- staticWithout motion or change
- frizzyTightly curled texture
- windblownDisplaced by gusts
- strayWander from course
fine · tousled · feathery · unmanageable · floaty · silky · delicate · gossamer
Boxing class under 126
- weightlessHaving no heft
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
wispy · floating · drifting · wafting · billowing · buoyant · ethereal · dandelion
Untidy in appearance
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- messyLacking order or neatness
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- untamedNot domesticated
chaotic · rebellious · uncontrolled · windswept · tousled · disorderly · rambunctious · shaggy
wispy
Thin and insubstantial
stray · fine · tousled · feathery · unmanageable · floaty · silky · delicate · gossamer · soft
featherweight
Boxing class under 126
- weightlessHaving no heft
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
delicate · wispy · floating · drifting · wafting · billowing · buoyant · ethereal · dandelion · thistledown
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
untamed · chaotic · rebellious · uncontrolled · windswept · tousled · disorderly · rambunctious · shaggy · frowzy
getaway
Swift departure or retreat
spontaneous · impulsive · elopement · dash · departure · weekend · jaunt · last-minute · impromptu · adventure
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- vaultingsafety vault, vaulting horse, springboard, landing, takeoff
flyawaysleek
Smooth and elegant
smooth · tame · controlled · manageable · slicked-back
flyawayserious
Weighty and requiring attention
grounded · steady · stable · level-headed · responsible