C2 noun #66,046 most common

fringe

UK /fɹɪndʒ/ | US /fɹɪndʒ/

Hair hanging over the forehead.

fringe in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) Hair hanging over the forehead.
  • (noun) A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
  • (noun) Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Hair hanging over the forehead.
  2. 2
    noun A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
  3. 3
    noun Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
  4. 4
    noun A decorative border.
  5. 5
    noun A marginal or peripheral part.
  6. 6
    noun Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
  7. 7
    noun The periphery of a town or city.
  8. 8
    noun A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
  9. 9
    noun Non-mainstream theatre.
  10. 10
    noun The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
  11. 11
    noun The area around the green
  12. 12
    noun Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
  13. 13
    noun A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
  14. 14
    verb To decorate with fringe.
  15. 15
    verb To serve as a fringe.
  16. 16
    adjective Outside the mainstream.

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Synonyms

alternative bang forelocks fringe fringe group nonmainstream outskirts
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