Definition of wispy in English:

wispy

adjectivewispiest, wispier ˈwɪspiˈwɪspi

(of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery.
the sky was blue with a few wispy clouds
Example sentencesExamples
- It had just a few little wispy feathers growing out of it, which made it look even more eerie.
- Thin, wispy clouds sailed from the east, from the direction of the great ocean.
- He's so thin and wispy it looks like if I touched him he'd break like a china doll.
- His wispy brown hair is flecked with gray, a striking contrast to his crimson face.
- Lia ran a hand through her hair and leaned forward, allowing a few wispy tendrils to straggle free from her messy ponytail.
Synonyms
thin, fine, feathery, flyaway, straggly

Derivatives

wispily

adverb

The dark-haired girl scoffed, shaking a strand of wispily cut hair from her eyes.
Example sentencesExamples
- Her black hair was tied back very loosely, which made several tendrils escape and hang wispily around her angular face.
- As a sly wind breathed wispily beneath my collared shirt, I opened the main doors to the school and stepped inside.
- The emphasis is on freeform melancholy: Lorson's fragile piano and Coté's slide guitar bob along wispily, unhindered by structural imperatives, and often adding up to a lot of nothing.
- The same hair on the head of a fair scrubbed child, would sit with the stance of curls and ringlets, or blow wispily across a white neck.

wispiness

noun

Most were shown in a big, open space that accentuated their wispiness.
Example sentencesExamples
- The slow-motion wispiness of this Liverpool band recalls both Richard Hawley's dead-of-night musings and the relentless melancholy of Eric Andersen's Blue River.
- Your hair is straightened and it has the perfect wispiness to it.
- They are hauntingly beautiful in their transparency and wispiness - but mostly they are beautiful to me right now because they don't mean much to me yet.
- ‘Natural gracefulness and wispiness is emphasized for curly hair this year,’ said Chen.

Rhymes

crispy

Definition of wispy in US English:

wispy

adjectiveˈwispēˈwɪspi

(of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery.
the sky was blue with a few wispy clouds
Example sentencesExamples
- His wispy brown hair is flecked with gray, a striking contrast to his crimson face.
- Thin, wispy clouds sailed from the east, from the direction of the great ocean.
- It had just a few little wispy feathers growing out of it, which made it look even more eerie.
- Lia ran a hand through her hair and leaned forward, allowing a few wispy tendrils to straggle free from her messy ponytail.
- He's so thin and wispy it looks like if I touched him he'd break like a china doll.
Synonyms
thin, fine, feathery, flyaway, straggly

单词	wispy
释义	Definition of wispy in English: wispy adjectivewispiest, wispier ˈwɪspiˈwɪspi (of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery. the sky was blue with a few wispy clouds Example sentencesExamples It had just a few little wispy feathers growing out of it, which made it look even more eerie. Thin, wispy clouds sailed from the east, from the direction of the great ocean. He's so thin and wispy it looks like if I touched him he'd break like a china doll. His wispy brown hair is flecked with gray, a striking contrast to his crimson face. Lia ran a hand through her hair and leaned forward, allowing a few wispy tendrils to straggle free from her messy ponytail. Synonyms thin, fine, feathery, flyaway, straggly Derivatives wispily adverb The dark-haired girl scoffed, shaking a strand of wispily cut hair from her eyes. Example sentencesExamples Her black hair was tied back very loosely, which made several tendrils escape and hang wispily around her angular face. As a sly wind breathed wispily beneath my collared shirt, I opened the main doors to the school and stepped inside. The emphasis is on freeform melancholy: Lorson's fragile piano and Coté's slide guitar bob along wispily, unhindered by structural imperatives, and often adding up to a lot of nothing. The same hair on the head of a fair scrubbed child, would sit with the stance of curls and ringlets, or blow wispily across a white neck. wispiness noun Most were shown in a big, open space that accentuated their wispiness. Example sentencesExamples The slow-motion wispiness of this Liverpool band recalls both Richard Hawley's dead-of-night musings and the relentless melancholy of Eric Andersen's Blue River. Your hair is straightened and it has the perfect wispiness to it. They are hauntingly beautiful in their transparency and wispiness - but mostly they are beautiful to me right now because they don't mean much to me yet. ‘Natural gracefulness and wispiness is emphasized for curly hair this year,’ said Chen. Rhymes crispy Definition of wispy in US English: wispy adjectiveˈwispēˈwɪspi (of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery. the sky was blue with a few wispy clouds Example sentencesExamples His wispy brown hair is flecked with gray, a striking contrast to his crimson face. Thin, wispy clouds sailed from the east, from the direction of the great ocean. It had just a few little wispy feathers growing out of it, which made it look even more eerie. Lia ran a hand through her hair and leaned forward, allowing a few wispy tendrils to straggle free from her messy ponytail. He's so thin and wispy it looks like if I touched him he'd break like a china doll. Synonyms thin, fine, feathery, flyaway, straggly
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