hairless Definition
hair·less (her′lis)
adjective
having little or no hair or having lost the hair; bald
hairless Synonyms
hairless
n.
hairless Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- ape: The two rodents had made the mistake of stopping under a tree inhabited by those pesky hairless apes.
- mouse: Mice: Sha sha hairless mice injected into their abdomens with S. aureus to find the LD50.
- dog: Hairy men, hairless dogs, gorillas, Aztecs, and giants.
- skin: Ahh, the beauty of smooth soft hairless skin outweighs the small bit of pain.
- cat: But Uncle Bill is merely rocking in his chair, stroking his hairless white cat.
- head: The beings had large gray hairless heads; eyes with diamond shaped pupils and were about four and a half feet tall.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: They are born blind and almost hairless and at birth are almost a third of their mother's weight.
- nearly: The nearly hairless, alternate leaves, 4 - 10 cm long, are of two kinds.
- virtually: Hippos must submerge regularly because their skin is thin and virtually hairless and therefore vulnerable to overheating and dehydration.
- usually: Each leaflet is 6-20 mm long, usually hairless.
- totally: Twice every day another woman - totally hairless - and naked, except for a leather collar arrives.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near hairless
- ‹ hairiness
- ‹ -haired
- ‹ hairdresser
- ‹ hairdo
- ‹ haircut
- ‹ haircloth
- ‹ hairbrush
- ‹ hairbreadth
- ‹ hairbrained
- ‹ hairball
- hairline ›
- hairnet ›
- hairpiece ›
- hairpin ›
- hairsbreadth ›
- hairsplitting ›
- hairspring ›
- hairstreak ›
- hairstyle ›
- hairworm ›

