English Explanatory Dictionary

hairy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a lot of body hair.
  2. Having a lot of fur.
  3. Having hair growing from it.
  4. Long-haired.
  5. Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair.
  6. Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
  7. Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.
noun
  1. A haircut (the act of cutting of hair).

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛə.ɹi/ /ˈhɛɹ.i/ en-us-hairy.ogg /ˈheːɹi/ /ˈheəɹi/ /ˈhiəɹi/ /ˈheɹɪ/ /ˈheɹe/ /ˈhɜːɹɪ/

Word forms

hairy hairier hairiest hairies

Etymology

From Middle English hery, heeri, hary, equivalent to hair + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian hierich (“hairy”), West Frisian hierrich (“hairy”), Dutch harig (“hairy”), German Low German harig (“hairy”), German haarig (“hairy”), Swedish hårig (“hairy”), Icelandic hárugur (“hairy”). Compare also Old English hǣriht (“hairy”) and ġehǣre (“hairy”). The sense "terrifying, scary" possibly results from a blend of hair-raising and scary.

Synonyms

hirsute furry hairful long-haired fluffy villous hairlike hair-raising

Antonyms

bald hairless

Related words

dasypygal

Derived words

Andean hairy armadillo big, fat, hairy deal big hairy armadillo big hairy deal black hairy tongue syndrome hairily hairiness hairy arm hairy armadillo hairyback hairy balls hairy ball theorem hairy banana hairy canary hairy cell hairy click beetle hairy Darling pea hairy-eared dwarf lemur hairy elbow syndrome hairy eyeball hairyfish hairy frog hairy hedgehog hairy leukoplakia hairy molly hairyness hairy nightshade hairy panic hairy-soled conyrat hairy spider orchid hairy-tailed mole hairy willowherb hairy woodpecker nonhairy northern hairy-nosed wombat screaming hairy armadillo Shanghai hairy crab southern hairy-nosed wombat the hairy hell unhairy Venus's hairstone

Translations

Arabic: مشعر Armenian: մազոտ Armenian: թավամազ Armenian: բրդոտ Aromanian: piros Belarusian: валаса́ты Bulgarian: космат Catalan: pelut Catalan: pilós Chinese Mandarin: 毛茸茸的 Chinese Mandarin: 多毛的 Chinese Mandarin: 長毛的 /长毛的 Danish: håret Danish: behåret Danish: lodden Dutch: harig Dutch: behaard South Efate: ululu Estonian: karvane Finnish: karvainen French: poilu Friulian: pelôs Galician: peludo Galician: cabeludo Georgian: თმიანი German: behaart German: haarig German: pelzartig Greek: τριχωτός Ancient Greek: δασύς Ancient Greek: πολύτριχος Ancient Greek: βλοσυρός Hebrew: שעיר Hungarian: szőrös Ingrian: karvain Italian: peloso Japanese: 毛深い Japanese: 毛むくじゃらの Kapampangan: mabuac (Baculud) Kapampangan: mabuwak (Wawa) Kapampangan: mabwak Kapampangan: mabuak Latin: pilōsus Latin: villōsus Latin: hispidus Latvian: matains Latvian: spalvains Macedonian: вла́кнест Macedonian: ко́смат Macedonian: ко́смест Maltese: muswaf Māori: pūhuruhuru Māori: tuahuru Norman: pouailu Norwegian Bokmål: behåret Norwegian Bokmål: behåra Norwegian Bokmål: håret Norwegian Bokmål: hårete Occitan: pelut Old English: rūh Persian: پرمو Plautdietsch: hoarich Polish: włochaty Polish: owłosiony Portuguese: peludo Romanian: păros Russian: волоса́тый Russian: мохна́тый
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