unhair

un·hair

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-hair]
- /ʌnˈhɛər/
- /ˌʌnˈheə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-hair]
- /ʌnˈhɛər/

Definitions of unhair word

verb with object unhair to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning. 1
verb with object unhair to remove the guard hairs from, as for a pelt or animal skin to be made into a garment. 1
verb without object unhair to become hairless: After soaking, the hides unhair easily. 1
verb unhair to remove the hair from (a hide) 0
verb transitive unhair to make or become free from hair, as hides before tanning 0

See all 5 definitions of unhair

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Origin of unhair

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400, unhair is from the Middle English word unheeren. See un-2, hair

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Parts of speech for Unhair

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unhair

unhair popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unhair usage trend in Literature

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