Meanings
plural hairdos · alternative nonstandard hairdoo
- A hairstyle.
Halogen light glares off the man's slick hairdo.
2011, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1682 more examples
Jennifer Garner is a star of many talents and now many hairdos.
2023 September 5, Michelle Lee, “Jennifer Garner Recreates Her 'Alias' Character's Red Hair 20 Years Later”, in PeopleBetween an asymmetrical bob and pixie cut, Houston paired her short hairdo with a glazed red lip, tonal purple eyeshadow, and chocolate blush.
2024 September 8, India Espy-Jones, “17 Of Whitney Houston's Most Iconic Beauty Moments”, in ESSENCE - A haircut.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*hērą
- Proto-West Germanic*hār
- Old Englishhǣr
- Middle Englishher
- Englishhair
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
- Proto-Germanic*dōną
- Proto-West Germanic*dōn
- Old Englishdōn
- Middle Englishdon
- Englishdo
- Englishhairdo
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
hairdo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairdo
“hairdo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairdo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairdo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairdo.
Source: hairdo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.