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- [hair-lahyn]
- /ˈhɛərˌlaɪn/
- /ˈheə.laɪn/
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- [hair-lahyn]
- /ˈhɛərˌlaɪn/
Definitions of hairline word
- noun hairline a very slender line. 1
- noun hairline the lower edge of the hair, especially along the upper forehead: a hairline that slowly receded. 1
- noun hairline worsted fabric woven with very fine lines or stripes. 1
- noun hairline Printing. a very thin line on the face of a type. a style of type consisting entirely of such lines. a thin rule for printing fine lines. undesirable vertical lines between letters, caused by worn matrices. 1
- adjective hairline narrow or fine as a hair: a hairline fracture. 1
- noun hairline The edge of a person’s hair, especially on the forehead. 1
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Origin of hairline
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35; hair + line1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hairline
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hairline popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
hairline usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hairline
adj hairline
- rare — Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne
- gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- fragile — brittle
- mild — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
adjective hairline
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- exquisite — Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
- ethereal — Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
- fracturable — Capable of being fractured.
Antonyms for hairline
adj hairline
- horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- indelicate — offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language.
Top questions with hairline
- how to fix a messed up hairline?
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- what is a hairline fracture?
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- how to get a hairline?
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- what does a hairline fracture feel like?
- how to lower hairline?
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