Volumizing

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. A method that increases the perceived density of hair strands
2. An approach designed to make hair look thicker and more voluminous
3. Enhancing hair to give an impression of greater thickness and body

Etymology: "Volumizing" is simply the -ing form of "volumize," a verb built from "volume" and the suffix "-ize," which turns a noun into a verb meaning to make something into or give it the qualities of that noun. Here the noun is "volume" in the sense of bulk or amount of space, so to volumize hair is to give it bulk and fullness. The word's sense of bulk comes from Latin "volumen," meaning a roll or scroll, from "volvere," to roll or turn. Ancient texts were written on rolled scrolls, and the idea of a rolled-up document gradually broadened into the general notion of a quantity or mass, and then into a measure of space.

Synonyms: thickening, enhancing