glabrous
Syllables: glabr·ous/ˈɡleɪbɹəs//ˈɡleɪbɹəs/
glabrous adjective: bald, hairless; smooth.
Adjective
glabrous (comparative more glabrous, superlative most glabrous)
- 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; […]1670, John Evelyn, “. Chapter IV. Of the Elm.”, in Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and...
- [Crotalaria obtecta] Stems tall, erect, branched: stipules not decurrent: leaves simple, usually glabrous on the upper side: […] legumes oblong, many-seeded, glabrous or softly pubescent.1834, Robert Wight, G[eorge] A[rnott] Walker-Arnott, “Order LVI.—Leguminosæ. Juss.”, in Prodromus Floræ Peninsulæ Indiæ Orientalis: Containing Abridged Descriptions of the Plants Found in the...
- Synonyms:
- calvous
- Antonyms:
- nonglabrous, hairy, hirsute
glabrous meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Arabic
glabrous in Tamil
- அழுத்தமான, உரோமமில், மயிரற்ற
glabrous in Bengali
- লোমহীন, মসৃণ
glabrous in Arabic
- bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- أَمْلَس ʔamlas
Examples of glabrous in a sentence
- 'I am bound by precedent,' said the First Lord, turning a vast glabrous expressionless face from Harte to Sir Joseph.1973, Patrick O’Brian, chapter 1, in HMS Surprise, London: HarperCollinsPublishers, published 2002, →ISBN, page 2:
- Adriaan rose, pulling out his limbering glabrous cock, his eyes happy.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!: Six Stories, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, page 190:
- The glabrous old head cranks round on him, stiff and slow, until the clouded eyes draw level with his own.1981, T[homas] Coraghessan Boyle, “Mo O Mo Inta Allo”, in Water Music (The Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series), New York, N.Y....
Synonyms of glabrous
Antonyms
Forms of glabrous
| comparative | more glabrous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most glabrous |
Origin of glabrous
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”).
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Questions about glabrous
- What does glabrous mean?
- Glabrous means bald, hairless; smooth.
- What is glabrous in Tamil?
- Glabrous in Tamil is அழுத்தமான, உரோமமில், மயிரற்ற. See Glabrous meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use glabrous in a sentence?
- 'I am bound by precedent,' said the First Lord, turning a vast glabrous expressionless face from Harte to Sir Joseph.
- What part of speech is glabrous?
- Glabrous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce glabrous?
- Glabrous is pronounced /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ (UK).
Words near glabrous in the dictionary
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