long-haired
Tresses past shoulders
Long-haired describes someone or something with hair that extends well past typical length.
The term applies literally to people and animals: a long-haired cat, long-haired hippies.
Figuratively, long-haired suggests intellectual or artistic pursuits, often with a hint of impracticality or pretension: long-haired music means classical rather than popular, and long-haired professors implies academics detached from real-world concerns.
This connotation dates from when bohemians and intellectuals wore their hair longer than conventional men.
Animal body hair
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- shaggyLong, coarse, untidy
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
- coarseRough in texture
fluffy · angora · collie · sheepdog · yak · alpaca · llama · ragdoll
Smooth and lustrous
- glossySmooth and shiny
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- tressesLong flowing strands
- locksSecurity fastening devices
shampoo · conditioner · brushing · tangles · knots · split ends · frizz · sleek
Interwoven hair sections
ringlets · waves · curls · extensions · weave · coiffure · half-up · chignon
Solid earthen material
- metalHard conductive solid
- grungeAccumulated dirt or filth
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
guitarist · bassist · drummer · headbanging · band · concert · stage · frontman
Sixties counterculture member
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- free-spiritedUninhibited by social expectations
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
punk · rocker · metalhead · grunge · alternative · indie · outsider · artistic
fur
Animal body hair
coarse · fluffy · angora · collie · sheepdog · yak · alpaca · llama · ragdoll · chow chow
silky
Smooth and lustrous
locks · shampoo · conditioner · brushing · tangles · knots · split ends · frizz · sleek · lustrous
braids
Interwoven hair sections
plaits · ringlets · waves · curls · extensions · weave · coiffure · half-up · chignon · fishtail
rock
Solid earthen material
psychedelic · guitarist · bassist · drummer · headbanging · band · concert · stage · frontman · rockstar
hippie
Sixties counterculture member
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- free-spiritedUninhibited by social expectations
rebellious · punk · rocker · metalhead · grunge · alternative · indie · outsider · artistic · unconventional
intellectual
Concerning thought and reason
philosopher · creative · eccentric · bookish · absent-minded · scholarly · academic · beatnik · composer · novelist
long-hairedlowbrow
Lacking intellectual depth
philistine · anti-intellectual · uncultured · unintellectual · nonintellectual
long-hairedsquare
Rhombus with right angles
straight-laced · conventional · conformist · establishment · buttoned-down