Phrase guide

hair dye

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various materials used to dye hair on the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a dye or tint for the hair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hair coloring

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dye, dyestuff

Narrower terms: henna, rinse

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 染髮劑 /染发剂 (rǎnfàjì) — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Estonian: juuksevärv — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Finnish: hiusväri — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • French: teinture pour les cheveux — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • German: Haarfärbemittel — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • German: Haarfarbstoff — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Italian: tintura per capelli — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Japanese: 毛髪染料 (mōhatsu senryō) — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Japanese: 毛染め (kezome) — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Japanese: ヘアダイ (headai) — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Polish: farba do włosów — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Russian: кра́ска для воло́с (kráska dlja volós) — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Swedish: hårfärgningsmedel — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Swedish: hårfärg — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Turkish: saç boyası — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head
  • Ukrainian: фа́рба для воло́сся (fárba dlja volóssja) — any of various materials used to dye hair on the head