frizzy

adjective

ˈfri-zē 

frizzier; frizziest

of hair

: not smooth and neat because individual shafts are variably wavy and do not align together

When hair is frizzy or damaged, its outer cover, or cuticle, is riddled with lifted or missing sections that allow the hair's inner cortex to soak up hair-swelling moisture.

—Victoria Clayton

frizziness noun

Examples of frizzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Below, how to fix frizzy hair—a step-by-step routine for smoother, shinier strands, plus the formulas to give your style staying power. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Imagined by creative director Henry Zankov, the runway show, held on Thursday morning in Manhattan, was decorated with pattern-clashing personalities and punctuating hair — frizzy texture, fluffy bangs and all. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Few things can match the power of effective products for frizzy hair. — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2026

An InStyle writer has been testing it for the last two months, and reports her hair feels softer and much less frizzy. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for frizzy

• busy
• fizzy
• lizzie

Kids Definition

frizzy

adjective

ˈfriz-ē 

frizzier; frizziest

: tightly curled

frizzy hair