hair vs head of hair

head of hair vs hair

hair and head of hair both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hair	Yes	No	No	No
head of hair	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, head of hair is a hyponym of hair; that is, head of hair is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hair:

hair: a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
head of hair: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

Other hyponyms of hair include coat, pelage, guard hair, mane, forelock, foretop, beard, body hair, down, pile, mane, cowlick, coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, lock, facial hair, bush, crotch hair, pubic hair, brow, eyebrow, supercilium, cilium, eyelash, lash.

hair (noun)	head of hair (noun)
a filamentous projection or process on an organism	growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
a very small distance or space

Difference between hair and head of hair

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