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Synonyms for nappy

Most common

wool-headed kinky woolly frizzy

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Drunk — of hair, tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)

drunk, frizzy, kinky, wool-headed, woolly, woolie US, wooly US, fluffy, fuzzy-headed, blind drunk, fuzzy, tipsy, besotted, mellow, merry, fou UK, muddled, maudlin, intoxicated, crisp, crapulous, frizzly, sodden, flustered

Noun

diaper US CA IN, napkin dated UK ZA

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)

  2. n. 1

    An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.

Forms

Plural
nappies → diapers, napkins…

Example sentences

  • kinky George didn't think Nupur would be as kinky as him.
  • woolly In winter, I always sleep with woolly socks on.
  • frizzy I didn't know frizzy hair is back in fashion.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nappyrising
kinkyrising
woollysteady
frizzyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fou
5 letters
drunk1, merry2, crisp1, fuzzy2, kinky2, tipsy2, wooly2
6 letters
fluffy2, diaper2, mellow2, napkin2, woolly2, frizzy, sodden2, woolie
7 letters
muddled2, maudlin2, frizzly
8 letters
besotted3
9 letters
flustered2, crapulous
11 letters
intoxicated5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (merry2 = 2 syllables).