Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hair]
- /hɛər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hair]
- /hɛər/
Definitions of hairlike word
- noun hairlike any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus. 1
- noun hairlike an aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most mammals. 1
- noun hairlike a similar fine, filamentous outgrowth from the body of insects, spiders, etc. 1
- noun hairlike Botany. a filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis. 1
- noun hairlike cloth made of hair from animals, as camel and alpaca. 1
- noun hairlike a very small amount, degree, measure, magnitude, etc.; a fraction, as of time or space: He lost the race by a hair. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of hairlike
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English heer, Old English hǣr (cognate with Dutch, German haar, Old Norse hār), with vowel perhaps from Middle English haire hair shirt < Old French < Old High German hāria (cognate with Middle English here, Old English hǣre, Old Norse hǣra)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hairlike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hairlike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hairlike usage trend in Literature
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