calvous

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (formal, rare) Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless.
2. (rare) Lacking bristles or pappuses.

Concepten

kaalhoofdig

afgesleten

Synoniemen

baldfaced

undisguised

bald-faced

nott

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkælvəs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin calvus (“bald, hairless”) (from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₂wós, from *kalw- (“bald; naked”) + *-wós (suffix forming adjectives from verb stems)) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting possession or presence of a quality).