hairless
Americanadjective
adjective
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having little or no hair
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slang very angry; raging
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Etymology
Origin of hairless
First recorded in 1375–1425, hairless is from the late Middle English word hereles. See hair, -less
Example Sentences
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She said the assailant had a local accent, with a trace of another, and a shiny hairless chest.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Mexicans have plenty of spiritual animalistic icons and regional exclusives that make sense, from the endangered axolotl salamander to Xoloitzcuintle, a hairless dog.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
So when a slideshow of Kelly’s hairless visage appeared on the screen, Dokoupil fell bracingly silent.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
Bygone eras called this moxie; whatever you’d call it now, its fuel jets Jessica across the Atlantic to take a job in London with her hairless, loll-tongued doggie in tow.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
But at the time Gogol was too young to understand; when the bathroom door opened he had laughed at the sight of his hairless, grief-stricken father, and Sonia, just a baby, had cried.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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