Glabrous

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡlabɹəs/

Origin

From Latin glaber ("smooth, hairless, bald") + -ous.

Full definition of glabrous

Adjective

1. Smooth, hairless; bald.
• 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise (novel):‘I am bound by precendent,’ said the First Lord, turning a vast glabrous expressionless face from Harte to Sir Joseph.
• 1974, Guy Davenport, Vladimir Tatlin:Adriaan rose, pulling out his limbering glabrous cock, his eyes happy.
• 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 143:The glabrous old head cranks round on him, stiff and slow, until the clouded eyes draw level with his own.

Antonyms

• hirsute

Derived terms

• glabrousness