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hairless Definition

hair·less (herlis)

adjective

having little or no hair or having lost the hair; bald

hairless Synonyms

hairless

n.

glabrescent, glabrous, shorn, tonsured, whiskerless, clean-shaven, beardless, shaven, smooth-faced; see also bald 1, smooth 3.

Antonyms hairy*, shaggy*, bearded.

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

  • bear: They usually have from 4 to 12 " kittens " which are born hairless.
  • become: They turn dark green and then brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn, becoming nearly hairless when mature.

Browse dictionary entries near hairless

  1. hairiness
  2. -haired
  3. hairdresser
  4. hairdo
  5. haircut
  6. haircloth
  7. hairbrush
  8. hairbreadth
  9. hairbrained
  10. hairball
  1. hairline
  2. hairnet
  3. hairpiece
  4. hairpin
  5. hairsbreadth
  6. hairsplitting
  7. hairspring
  8. hairstreak
  9. hairstyle
  10. hairworm