glabrous

Meaning

Bald, hairless; smooth.

Synonyms

bald

hairless

smooth

naked

barren

bleak

denuded

dry

exposed

plain

seamless

sheer

sleek

slick

slippery

unarmed

uncarpeted

unconcealed

uncovered

unlined

unsheathed

bald-pated

denudate

unseamed

undraped

unfurrowed

glabrescent

baldhead

baldpate

bare

Translations

glabre

haarlos

kılsız

glabro

imberbe

nu

unbehaart

haarloos

kaal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡleɪbɹəs/

Etymology

From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, denoting possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance). Glaber is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“smooth; bright, shining”), possibly from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).