bouffant vs coif
coif vs bouffantbouffant and coif both are nouns.
bouffant is an adjective but coif is not an adjective.
bouffant is not a verb while coif is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bouffant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| coif | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
coif is a hypernym of
bouffant; that is, coif is a
word with a broader meaning than bouffant:
- bouffant: a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
- coif: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
| bouffant (noun) | coif (noun) |
|---|---|
| a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance | a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law |
| the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
| bouffant (adjective) | coif (adjective) |
|---|---|
| being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing |
| bouffant (verb) | coif (verb) |
|---|---|
| arrange attractively | |
| cover with a coif |
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