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hairless

American  
[hair-lis] / ˈhɛər lɪs /

adjective

  1. without hair; bald.

    his pink hairless pate.


hairless British  
/ ˈhɛəlɪs /

adjective

  1. having little or no hair

  2. slang very angry; raging

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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It’s her fourth time participating, and last year she secured second place, losing to a 2-year-old hairless Frenchie and English bulldog mix named Petunia who had been rescued from a backyard breeder in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Pitbull fans swarm his shows wearing bald caps and aviator sunglasses, a nod to the hairless rapper’s signature look.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

She said the assailant had a local accent, with a trace of another, and a shiny hairless chest.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

So when a slideshow of Kelly’s hairless visage appeared on the screen, Dokoupil fell bracingly silent.

From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026

The hairless one peered up at me with the fingertips of one hand in his mouth.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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