US /hɛɹd/ UK /hɛəd/
adj Freq #28229

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having hair, especially hair of a particular kind or color

    A fair-haired man was standing near the gate.

  2. 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
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.

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