haired B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /hɛɹd/ UK /hɛəd/ See IPA manual Freq #28229 Meanings 1 adj having hair, especially hair of a particular kind or color A fair-haired man was standing near the gate. 2 adj covered with hair rather than hairless or bald The caterpillar had a small haired body. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having hair, especially... hairyhirsute 2 adj · covered with hair rather... hair-covered ↔ Opposites baldhairless Word family Derived forms hairednessunderhaired Related forms hair Etymology From Middle English hered, from hair plus -ed. The suffix gives the sense "provided with" or "having," as in fair-haired, red-haired, or long-haired. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # haired **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /hɛɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /hɛəd/ **Frequency rank:** 28229 ## Meanings 1. having hair, especially hair of a particular kind or color 2. covered with hair rather than hairless or bald ## Examples - A fair-haired man was standing near the gate. - The caterpillar had a small haired body. ## Synonyms - hairy - hirsute - hair-covered ## Antonyms - bald - hairless ## Derived Forms - hairedness - underhaired ## Related Forms - hair ## Etymology From Middle English hered, from hair plus -ed. The suffix gives the sense "provided with" or "having," as in fair-haired, red-haired, or long-haired. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown