calvous

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin calvus (“bald, hairless”) (of unclear origin, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₂wós or *kalw- (“bald; naked”), from a root *kl̥H- + *-wós (suffix forming adjectives from verb stems)) +‎ -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting possession or presence of a quality). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkælvəs/ Hyphenation: calv‧ous === Adjective === calvous (comparative more calvous, superlative most calvous) (formal, medicine, rare) Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless. Synonym: glabrous Antonyms: hairy, hirsute; see also Thesaurus:hirsute (botany, rare) Lacking bristles or pappuses. ==== Related terms ==== calvities calvity ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === hair loss on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === vasculo-