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dandruff

dan·druff
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dan-druh f]
    • /ˈdæn drəf/
    • /ˈdæn.drʌf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dan-druh f]
    • /ˈdæn drəf/

Definitions of dandruff word

  • uncountable noun dandruff Dandruff is small white pieces of dead skin in someone's hair, or fallen from someone's hair. 3
  • noun dandruff loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalp 3
  • noun dandruff little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp 3
  • noun dandruff a condition of the scalp in which such scales are formed 3
  • noun dandruff a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales. 1
  • noun dandruff Small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair. 1

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Origin of dandruff

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dandruff

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dandruff popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dandruff

noun dandruff

  • seborrhea — an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands.
  • scurf — the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.

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