ringlet
Syllables: ring·let/ˈɹɪŋ.lət/
ringlet noun: a small ring.
Noun
ringlet (plural ringlets)
- A small ring.
- A lock, tress.
- Her hair was in ringlets.
- For knovv by lot from Jove I am the povvr / Of this fair VVood, and live in Oak'n bovvr, / To nurſe the Saplings tall, and curl the grove / VVith ringlets quaint, and vvanton vvindings vvove.1634, John Milton, “Arcades”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, pages 53–54
- Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.
Verb
ringlet (third-person singular simple present ringlets, present participle ringleting, simple past and past participle ringleted)
- To form into ringlets.
- "It's very becoming!" said Pollie coaxingly, taking his curly head, which she had been brushing and ringleting for the last half hour, all damp, into her arms.1877, Ella Farman, Good-for-nothing Polly, page 163
- To surround or encircle like a ringlet.
- I think now that if it had gripped me with those suckers, I would have gone out into the mist too. But it didn't. It grabbed Norm. And the third tentacle ringleted his other ankle. Now he was being pulled away from me.1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press
ringlet meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Persian
ringlet in Tamil
- புரி, சுருளல்
ringlet in Urdu
- گیسو, کنڈلی, پٹا, زلف
ringlet in Kannada
- ಗುಂಗುರು ಕೂದಲು, ಕುರುಳು, ಅಲಕ, ಅಲಕಾವಳಿ
ringlet in Persian
- lock, tress
- مرغول marġul
Forms of ringlet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ringlets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ringlets |
| present participle | ringleting |
| past participle | ringleted |
| past | ringleted |
Origin of ringlet
From ring + -let. Compare Middle English ryngyl, ryngyll, rengel (“ringlet”).
Words formed from ringlet
Words that rhyme with ringlet
Questions about ringlet
- What does ringlet mean?
- Ringlet means a small ring.
- What is ringlet in Tamil?
- Ringlet in Tamil is புரி, சுருளல். See Ringlet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ringlet?
- Ringlet can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce ringlet?
- Ringlet is pronounced /ˈɹɪŋ.lət/.
- What is the plural of ringlet?
- The plural of ringlet is ringlets.
Words near ringlet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ringlet (page history and authors); ringlet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ringlet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ringlet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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