ponytail
US/ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/
ponytail noun: a hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
Noun
ponytail (plural ponytails)
- A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
- The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154
Verb
ponytail (third-person singular simple present ponytails, present participle ponytailing, simple past and past participle ponytailed)
- To form (the hair) into a ponytail.
- “Don't mention it,” she said, ponytailing her hair and then sockbunning it with amazing speed.2017, A. W. Hartoin, Brain Trust
ponytail meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ponytail in Hindi
- पोनीटेल, पॉनीटेल
ponytail in Tamil
- குதிரைவால் கொண்டை
ponytail in Marathi
- पोनीटेल, पोनिटेल, पोनीटेइल
ponytail in Urdu
- پونی ٹیل
More languagesFewer languages
- ponytail in Bengali
- পনিটেল, পোনিটেল, পনিটেইল
- ponytail in Telugu
- పోనీటైల్, పోనీటేల్
- ponytail in Malayalam
- പോണി ടെയിൽ, പോണിടെയിൽ, പോണിടൈൽ
- ponytail in Kannada
- ಪೋನಿಟೈಲ್, ಪೋನಿಟೇಲ್
- ponytail in Punjabi
- ਪੋਨੀਟੇਲ, ਪੋਨੀਟੈਲ, ਪੋਨੀਟੈੱਲ
- ponytail in Gujarati
- પોનીટેલ, પોનીટેઈલ, પોનીટેઇલ
- ponytail in Odia
- ପୋନିଟେଲ୍, ପୋନିଟେଲ, ପୋନିଟେଇଲ
- ponytail in Nepali
- पोनीटेल, पोनिटेल, पोनी टेल
- ponytail in Tagalog
- puyod
- ponytail in Arabic
- ذَيْل الْحِصَان ḏayl al-ḥiṣān
- ponytail in Indonesian
- kuncir kuda
- ponytail in Thai
- หางม้า hǎang-máa
Examples of ponytail in a sentence
- She went from a ponytail to a crop.
- Deep side part it, make a low ponytail and add a classic headband.
- I brushed my teeth, pulled my hair back into a ponytail, and put on my shoes.
Forms of ponytail
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ponytails |
| alternative form | pony tail |
| alternative form | pony-tail |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ponytails |
| present participle | ponytailing |
| past participle | ponytailed |
| past | ponytailed |
Origin of ponytail
From pony + tail.
Words formed from ponytail
Phrases with ponytail
Questions about ponytail
- What does ponytail mean?
- Ponytail means a hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
- What is ponytail in Hindi?
- Ponytail in Hindi is पोनीटेल, पॉनीटेल. See Ponytail meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ponytail?
- Ponytail can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce ponytail?
- Ponytail is pronounced /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/ (US).
- What is the plural of ponytail?
- The plural of ponytail is ponytails.
Words near ponytail in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ponytail (page history and authors); ponytail (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ponytail (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ponytail (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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