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HAIRINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
hairiness; pilosity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("hairiness" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hairiness"):
hirsuteness; hirsutism (excessive hairiness)
Antonym:
hairlessness (the quality of not having hair)
Derivation:
hairy (having or covered with hair)