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long-haired

long-haired
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lawng, long haird]
    • /lɔŋ, lɒŋ hɛərd/
    • /lɒŋ -heəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawng, long haird]
    • /lɔŋ, lɒŋ hɛərd/

Definitions of long-haired word

  • noun long-haired Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual. 1
  • noun long-haired a person, often gifted, who is very interested in or devoted to the arts, especially a performer, composer, or lover of classical music. 1
  • noun long-haired a person having long hair, especially a hippie. 1
  • noun long-haired a cat having long fur. 1
  • adjective long-haired having long hair: a longhair cat. 1
  • adjective long-haired of or characteristic of longhairs or their tastes. 1
See all 10 definitions of long-haired

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Origin of long-haired

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; long1 + hair

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Long-haired

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Long-haired

long-haired popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

Synonyms for long-haired

adj long-haired

  • furry — consisting of or resembling fur: a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest.
  • hirsute — hairy; shaggy.
  • ragged — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
  • rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
  • rugged — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
All 47 Synonyms of long-haired

Antonyms for long-haired

adj long-haired

  • shaven — a past participle of shave.
  • smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
  • kempt — neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage.
  • foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
  • ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
All 30 Antonyms of long-haired

Related words

  • angora cat

    a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s

  • balinese cat

    a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws

  • bernese mountain dog

    a strong sturdy dog of a breed with a bushy tail and a long silky black coat with reddish-brown and white markings, often used as a working farm dog

  • english setter

    bird dog

  • haired

    having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination): dark-haired; long-haired.

  • kashmir goat

    one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
All related words to long-haired

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