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Frizzy vs Fuzz - What's the difference?

frizzy | fuzz |

As nouns the difference between frizzy and fuzz

is that frizzy is a small amount of unkempt, curly hair while fuzz is a frizzy mass of hair or fibre or fuzz can be the police.

As a adjective frizzy

is formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.

As a verb fuzz is

to make fuzzy.

frizzy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.
  • The wet weather made her hair frizzy and untidy.

    Noun

    (frizzies)
  • A small amount of unkempt, curly hair
  • fuzz

    English

    (wikipedia fuzz)

    Etymology 1

    * Some dictionaries suggest a Germanic source * Some dictionaries suggest a

    Noun

  • A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.
  • * 1895 , Hamlin Garland, Rose of Dutcher's Coolly , page 352:
  • His cheeks were like peaches, with much the same sort of fuzz over them.
  • A blurred image.
  • (computing) The random data used in fuzz testing.
  • (obsolete) A state of befuddlement.
  • * 1784 , Jonathan Swift, "Journal to Stella", The works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift , page 54:
  • I think I'm in a fuzz , and don't know what I ?ay, I never ?aw the like.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make fuzzy.
  • To become fuzzy.
  • (dated) To make drunk.
  • (Wood)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • The police.
  • * 2009 , , 0:26:17:
  • Let's get the hell out of here before the fuzz turns up