wispy hair
Fine, floating locks
Wispy hair is fine, thin hair that tends to float or fly away in delicate strands.
The term describes hair that lacks weight or density, often appearing feathery or insubstantial: She tucked a wispy strand behind her ear.
Wispy can characterize a person's overall hair texture or just the fine strands at the hairline or temples.
- fineAcceptable in quality
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- thinSmall in diameter
- flyawayLoose and drifting
- silkySmooth and lustrous
spun silk · feathery · ethereal · fairy tale · floating · soft · airy · gossamer · cotton candy · strands · baby · light · fragile · tendrils · downy · frail · breeze · static
hair density/volume
wispy hairthick hair
Abundant head coverage
mane · big hair · lion's mane · thinning hair
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