Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balayage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: bal-ayage
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A method for reconstructing a harmonic function.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Born in the mid-2010s, the concept of the girlboss promised a utopia where women could bulldoze into workplaces, pull up a seat at male-dominated tables and become a celebrated CEO on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List by the ripe age of 23 (and do it all, of course, wearing a fuchsia blazer and a balayage hairdo)."

Etymology

Borrowed from French balayage.

Usage

Inflected Forms

balayages (plural)

Derived Forms

balayaged

Rhymes With

stage garage homage rite de passage montage mirage triage arbitrage dressage assuage gavage badinage

Questions

What does balayage mean?: A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.
Where does balayage come from?: Borrowed from French balayage.

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