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- [gley-bruh s]
- /ˈgleɪ brəs/
- /ˈgleɪbrəs/
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- [gley-bruh s]
- /ˈgleɪ brəs/
Definitions of glabrous word
- adjective glabrous having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence. 1
- noun glabrous (chiefly of the skin or a leaf) free from hair or down ; smooth. 1
- adjective glabrous without hair or a similar growth; smooth 0
- adjective glabrous without hair, down, or fuzz; bald 0
- adjective glabrous Smooth, hairless; bald. 0
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Origin of glabrous
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Latin glabr- (stem of glaber) smooth, hairless + -ous
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Parts of speech for Glabrous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glabrous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
glabrous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glabrous
adj glabrous
- naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- hairless — without hair; bald: his pink hairless pate.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
adjective glabrous
- exposed — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
Antonyms for glabrous
adj glabrous
- clothed — If you are clothed in a certain way, you are dressed in that way.
- hirsute — hairy; shaggy.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
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