glabrous
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glabrous
- /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ UK
- /ˈɡlæ-/ UK
- /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ US
Rhymes with -eɪbɹəs
Where it comes from
From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, denoting possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance). Glaber is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“smooth; bright, shining”), possibly from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).
adjective more glabrous · most glabrous
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Bald, hairless; smooth.
[T]he Vernacula or French Elm, whoſe leaves are thicker, and more florid, glabrous and ſmooth, delighting in the lower and moiſter grounds, where they will ſometimes riſe to above an hundred foot in height; […]
Similar: calvous · Opposite: nonglabrous, hairy, hirsute
Opposite: hirsute
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: hirsute
Translations
Talk about this word "glabrous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glabrous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. glabrous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glabrous "glabrous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glabrous.Cite this
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title = {glabrous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
