Home › Words › H › headdressheaddress/ˈhɛdˌdɹɛs/headdress means A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.headdress is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌdɹɛs/.EtymologyFrom head + dress.nounA decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.A hairdo.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.headwear 73% match — Clothing worn on the head (e.g. hats, helmets, headdresses, headscarves). vs headdress →headtire 73% match — A headdress. vs headdress →headcover 72% match — A covering for the head; a head covering. vs headdress →headcloth 67% match — Any form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band. vs headdress →headgear 67% match — Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc. vs headdress →coverchief 64% match — A covering for the head. vs headdress →bedecking 63% match — An ornament. vs headdress →headwrap 62% match — An article of headwear in the form of a piece of cloth of any convenient shape, such as a scarf, a strip, a triangle, or a square, variously secured, typically by knotting. vs headdress →