ringlety

R1I1N1G2L1E1T1Y4

adjective

Characterised by ringlets.

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Meanings

adjectiveringlety (comparative more ringlety, superlative most ringlety)

comparative more ringlety · superlative most ringlety · alternative ringletty

  1. Characterised by ringlets.

    It must be admitted, too, that the airy ringlety style of coiffure, which is one of the distinctive marks of this painter, was only becoming, even in the young, to the most evanescent species of beauty.

    1852, Isabel Rigby, Music and the Art of Dress, page 101

Origin

From ringlet + -y.

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APA

ringlety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringlety

MLA

“ringlety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringlety. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ringlety,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringlety.

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