glabrous

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/, /ˈɡlæ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ Rhymes: -eɪbɹəs Hyphenation: glabr‧ous === Adjective === glabrous (comparative more glabrous, superlative most glabrous) Bald, hairless; smooth. Synonym: calvous Antonyms: nonglabrous; see also Thesaurus:hirsute ==== Antonyms ==== hirsute ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== glabrate glabrescent ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === References === === Further reading === hair loss on Wikipedia.Wikipedia glabrousness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia