different between wig vs wigless

English

Etymology

Shortening of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque.

Pronunciation

• enPR: w?g, IPA^(key): /w??/

Rhymes: -??

• Homophone: Whig (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Noun

wig (plural wigs)

1. A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
2. (dated, among fishermen) An old seal.

Synonyms

• hairpiece
• toupee, toupe
• peruke
• periwig

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

wig (third-person singular simple present wigs, present participle wigging, simple past and past participle wigged)

1. To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
2. (colloquial) To upbraid, reprimand.
3. (colloquial, slang) To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.

Related terms

• wig out

See also

• earwig
• merkin
• periwig
• peruke

Further reading

• wig on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• wig in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??/

Noun

wig (plural wîe)

1. wedge
2. quoin

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wegghe, from Old Dutch *weggi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?x
• IPA^(key): /??x/

Noun

wig f (plural wiggen, diminutive wiggetje n)

1. wedge

Gothic

Romanization

wig

1. Romanization of ????????????

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi?j/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *w?g

Noun

w?? n

1. war, battle

Declension

Derived terms

• ?nw??
• w?ga

Etymology 2

Variant of w?oh.

Noun

w?? m

1. idol

2. (in compounds) holy, consecrated

Declension

Derived terms

• w??weorþung (“idol-worship”)
• w??bed > w?ofod (“altar”)
• w??smiþ (“idol-carver”)

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *w?g

Noun

w?g n

1. war, battle

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wigi

Noun

wig n

1. horse, steed

Declension

English

Etymology

wig +? -less

Adjective

wigless (not comparable)

1. Without a wig.