short hair

Low-maintenance coiffure style

Short hair is hair that doesn't extend far from the scalp—typically above the shoulders or cropped close to the head.

The term is relative; what counts as short depends on context and expectation.

She decided to cut her long hair short.

As a compound adjective before a noun, it's hyphenated: a short-hair cat, short-hair styles.

Related

buzz cut · trim · nape · clippers · bangs · layers · sleek · edgy · undercut · fade · choppy · wispy · razor · salon · low maintenance · sharp · modern · boyish

Categories
Opposites
hair length

short hairlong hair

Extended scalp strands

mane

styling capacity

short hairbraids

Interwoven hair sections

ponytail · pigtails · updo · bun · plaits

hair volume/coverage

short hairfull head of hair

thick hair · big hair

Family

short, hair, shorter, shortest, shorten, shortened, shortening, shortly, shortness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G