adjective · rare

glabrous

glabr·ous

glabrous · more glabrous · most glabrous

Bald, hairless; smoothBald, hairless; smooth.

/ˈɡleɪbɹəs/

Meaning

1 senses

Bald, hairless; smooth.

More definitions

having no hair or similar growth; smooth

Origin

From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, de

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”).

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