Hairless

//ˈhɛələs// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An animal of a hairless breed.

    "Boston terriers and bulldogs, poodles and Pomeranians; there was even a pair of Mexican hairlesses, who looked like they'd had thirty rounds of chemotherapy."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Destitute of hair. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Bald. not-comparable

    "There has never been a bald James Bond nor a hairless contestant on Love Island. Growing up, bald men were never the superheroes and always the villains."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having no hair or fur wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
baldbaldbald headedbaldingbarebeardless

Example

More examples

"Tom's head is completely hairless due to an illness."

Etymology

From hair + -less.

Related phrases

Mexican hairless

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