HAIR


Meaning of HAIR in English

noun

1

BAD : He had a black hair and very clear eyes.

GOOD : He had black hair and very clear eyes.

BAD : Her beautiful blond hairs were shining in the sun.

GOOD : Her beautiful blond hair was shining in the sun.

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When you mean 'a single hair' or 'several individual hairs', hair is a countable noun: 'There was a long black hair in my soup.' 'Stand still and I'll brush the hairs off your jacket.'

When you mean 'all the hair on a person's head', hair is uncountable: 'Where do you go to have your hair cut?'

2

See CUT 4 (↑ cut )

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