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let one's hair down

hair
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hair]
    • /lɛt wʌnz hɛər daʊn/
    • /let wʌnz heə(r) daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hair]
    • /lɛt wʌnz hɛər daʊn/

Definitions of let one's hair down words

  • noun let one's hair down any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus. 1
  • noun let one's hair down an aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most mammals. 1
  • noun let one's hair down a similar fine, filamentous outgrowth from the body of insects, spiders, etc. 1
  • noun let one's hair down Botany. a filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis. 1
  • noun let one's hair down cloth made of hair from animals, as camel and alpaca. 1
  • noun let one's hair down a very small amount, degree, measure, magnitude, etc.; a fraction, as of time or space: He lost the race by a hair. 1
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Origin of let one's hair down

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English heer, Old English hǣr (cognate with Dutch, German haar, Old Norse hār), with vowel perhaps from Middle English haire hair shirt < Old French < Old High German hāria (cognate with Middle English here, Old English hǣre, Old Norse hǣra)

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Parts of speech for Let one's hair down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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let one's hair down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

Synonyms for let one's hair down

verb let one's hair down

  • dance — If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
  • caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
  • trifle — an article or thing of very little value.
  • disport — to divert or amuse (oneself).
  • toy — an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
All 67 Synonyms of let one's hair down

Antonyms for let one's hair down

verb let one's hair down

  • listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
  • face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
  • watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
  • direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
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