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hirsute

hir·sute
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hur-soot, hur-soot]
    • /ˈhɜr sut, hɜrˈsut/
    • /ˈhɜː.sjuːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hur-soot, hur-soot]
    • /ˈhɜr sut, hɜrˈsut/

Definitions of hirsute word

  • adjective hirsute hairy; shaggy. 1
  • adjective hirsute Botany, Zoology. covered with long, rather stiff hairs. 1
  • adjective hirsute of, relating to, or characteristic of hair. 1
  • abbreviation HIRSUTE hairy 1
  • noun Technical meaning of hirsute Occasionally used as a humorous synonym for hairy. 1
  • adjective hirsute If a man is hirsute, he is hairy. 0

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Origin of hirsute

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin hirsūtus rough, shaggy, bristly; akin to horrid

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Parts of speech for Hirsute

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hirsute popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for hirsute

adj hirsute

  • bearded — A bearded man has a beard.
  • shaggy — covered with or having long, rough hair.
  • woolly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
  • furry — consisting of or resembling fur: a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest.

adjective hirsute

  • hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.
  • long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
  • shorn — a past participle of shear.
  • unshaven — a past participle of shave.
  • wooly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.

Antonyms for hirsute

adjective hirsute

  • bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.

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