English Explanatory Dictionary

glabrous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bald, hairless; smooth.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ /ˈɡlæ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-glabrous.wav En-us-glabrous.oga

Word forms

glabrous more glabrous most glabrous

Etymology

From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, denoting possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance). Glaber is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“smooth; bright, shining”), possibly from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Synonyms

calvous

Antonyms

hirsute nonglabrous hairy

Related words

glabrate glabrescent

Derived words

glabrity glabrously glabrousness glabrous skin nonglabrous subglabrous
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