English Explanatory Dictionary

longhair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.
  2. A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
  3. A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
  4. A cat with hair longer than the norm.
adj
  1. Concerning or characteristic of classical music.

Word forms

longhair longhairs

Etymology

From long + hair.

Antonyms

shorthair

Related words

long-haired shorthaired haircut band highbrow

Derived words

American longhair Asian Semi-longhair Russian longhair

Translations

Greek: μακρυμάλλης
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