Tress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɛs/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈɛs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

braid plait twist

Word Forms

braid	verb	form or weave into a braid or braids
plait	verb	weave into plaits
twist	verb	form into twists

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Locke

eine Frisur, die durch Flechten oder Drehen der Haare entsteht

🇫🇷French

tresse

une coiffure formée en tressant ou en tordant les cheveux

🇪🇸Spanish

trenza

un peinado formado trenzando o retorciendo el cabello

🇮🇹Italian

treccia

una pettinatura formata intrecciando o torcendo i capelli

🇳🇱Dutch

haarlok

een kapsel gevormd door het haar te vlechten of te draaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

trança

um penteado formado por trança ou torção do cabelo

🇷🇺Russian

локон

прическа, образованная путем плетения или скручивания волос

India

🇮🇳Tamil

மரக்கட்டை

முடியை பின்னல் அல்லது முறுக்குவதன் மூலம் உருவான சிகை அலங்காரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

త్రోవ

జుట్టును అల్లడం లేదా మెలితిప్పడం ద్వారా ఏర్పడిన కేశాలంకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

कपडे

केसांना वेणी लावून किंवा वळवून तयार केलेली केशरचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપડા

વાળને બ્રેઇડિંગ અથવા ટ્વિસ્ટ કરીને બનાવેલ હેરસ્ટાઇલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ರೆಸ್

ಕೂದಲನ್ನು ಹೆಣೆಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರುಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರಚಿಸಲಾದ ಕೇಶ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രീ

മുടി വളച്ചോ വളച്ചോ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ ഹെയർഡൊ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیس

ایک ہیئرسٹائل جو بالوں کو بریڈنگ یا مروڑ کر بنایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

头发

通过编辫子或扭转头发形成的发型

🇯🇵Japanese

房

髪を編むかねじることによって形成される髪型

🇰🇷Korean

머릿단

머리를 땋거나 비틀어 만든 머리 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mái tóc

kiểu tóc được tạo thành bằng cách tết hoặc xoắn tóc

🇹🇭Thai

ปอยผม

ทรงผมที่เกิดจากการถักเปียหรือบิดผม

🇮🇩Indonesian

rambut panjang

tatanan rambut yang dibentuk dengan mengepang atau memelintir rambut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصلة شعر

تسريحة شعر تتكون من تجديل أو لف الشعر

🇮🇷Persian

تنش

مدل مویی که از بافتن یا پیچاندن موها ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ağaç

saçın örülmesi veya bükülmesiyle oluşturulan bir saç modeli

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַמָה

תסרוקת שנוצרה על ידי שזירה או פיתול של השיער

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The primary meaning of 'tress' is 'a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair'.

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Using 'tress' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tress' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tress' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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