glabrescent

gla·bres·cent

G g

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gley-bres-uh nt]
- /gleɪˈbrɛs ənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gley-bres-uh nt]
- /gleɪˈbrɛs ənt/

Definitions of glabrescent word

adjective glabrescent becoming glabrous. 1
noun glabrescent Becoming glabrous, hairless, or smooth; glabrate. 1
adjective glabrescent becoming hairless at maturity 0
adjective glabrescent nearly hairless 0

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Origin of glabrescent

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; < Latin glabrēscent- (stem of glabrēscēns, present participle of glabrēscere to become smooth), equivalent to glabr-, stem of glaber smooth + -ēscent- -escent

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Parts of speech for Glabrescent

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Glabrescent

glabrescent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

glabrescent usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for glabrescent

adj glabrescent

bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
egghead — an intellectual.
smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
shaved — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.

All 15 Synonyms of glabrescent

Antonyms for glabrescent

adj glabrescent

furry — consisting of or resembling fur: a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest.
hirsute — hairy; shaggy.
hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.

All 3 Antonyms of glabrescent

glabrescent

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Synonyms for glabrescent

adj glabrescent

Antonyms for glabrescent

adj glabrescent

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