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ringlet

ring·let
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ring-lit]
    • /ˈrɪŋ lɪt/
    • /ˈrɪŋ.lət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ring-lit]
    • /ˈrɪŋ lɪt/

Definitions of ringlet word

  • noun ringlet a curled lock of hair. 1
  • noun ringlet a small ring or circle. 1
  • noun ringlet Astronomy. one of the thin or narrow rings that compose the major rings of Saturn. 1
  • noun ringlet hair: long curl 1
  • countable noun ringlet Ringlets are long curls of hair that hang down. 0
  • noun ringlet a lock of hair hanging down in a spiral curl 0

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Origin of ringlet

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; ring1 + -let

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ringlet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ringlet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ringlet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ringlet

noun ringlet

  • cirque — a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier
  • cirri — cirrus (sense 1)
  • cirrus — Cirrus is a type of thin white cloud that forms at high altitudes.
  • colure — either of two great circles on the celestial sphere, one of which passes through the celestial poles and the equinoxes and the other through the poles and the solstices
  • cordon — A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.

verb ringlet

  • corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
  • crisped — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
  • curl — If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
  • frizz — the state of being frizzed.
  • frizzed — the state of being frizzed.

Top questions with ringlet

  • how to get ringlet curls?
  • what is a ringlet?
  • how to make ringlet curls?
  • how to get big ringlet curls?
  • how to get ringlet curls without heat?
  • how to get perfect ringlet curls?
  • how to get ringlet curls with naturally curly hair?
  • how to ringlet hair?
  • how to ringlet curls?
  • how to make ringlet curls without curling iron?
  • how to do ringlet curls?
  • how to create ringlet curls?
  • how to make tight ringlet curls?
  • how to make ringlet curls without heat?
  • how to get tight ringlet curls?

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