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glabrousness

English

Etymology

glabrous +? -ness

Noun

glabrousness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being glabrous.

glabrousness From the web:



glabrous

English

Etymology

From Latin glaber (smooth, hairless, bald) +? -ous.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??lab??s/, /??le?b??s/

Adjective

glabrous (comparative more glabrous, superlative most glabrous)

  1. Smooth, hairless; bald.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 143:
      The glabrous old head cranks round on him, stiff and slow, until the clouded eyes draw level with his own.

Translations

Synonyms
  • callow
Antonyms
  • hirsute

Derived terms

  • glabrousness

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