different between hairless vs glabrous

hairless

English

Etymology

hair +? -less.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??(?)l?s

Adjective

hairless (not comparable)

  1. Destitute of hair.
  2. Bald.

Translations

Anagrams

  • slashier

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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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