hairless

[hair-lis]

adjective

1. without hair; bald.

   his pink hairless pate.

hairless

/ ˈhɛəlɪs /

adjective

1. having little or no hair

2. slang,  very angry; raging

Other Word Forms

• hairlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hairless¹

First recorded in 1375–1425, hairless is from the late Middle English word hereles. See hair, -less

Example Sentences

Hegseth said the military must be a place where there are “no fug-ups, no fatties, no facial hair, no body hair. Just hot shredded hairless men who are definitely not gay!”

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There is some psychedelic weirdness when the mushrooms do their work, involving visions of little hairless creatures, but it is in most ways, in the four episodes available to review, a workaday world.

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But Scott was immediately taken by this hairless primate, insisting it be the creature Lucius fends off with his bare hands.

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In the past, e-tattoos were usually printed on a thin layer of adhesive material before being transferred onto the skin, but this was only effective on hairless areas.

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It differs from other plants mainly by its stem, as poison hemlock stem is hairless, smooth and with red to purple spots and streaks.

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Related Words

• bald 
• clean-shaven