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bareheaded

adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having no covering on the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

With no covering on the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having the head uncovered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • caught bareheaded by the downpour
  • with bared head

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bared

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bare + headed.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: ялан баш (yalan baş) — having no covering on the head
  • Catalan: descobert — having no covering on the head
  • Czech: prostovlasý — having no covering on the head
  • Dutch: blootshoofds — having no covering on the head
  • Finnish: avopäinen — having no covering on the head
  • French: nu-tête — having no covering on the head
  • Georgian: თავშიშველი (tavšišveli) — having no covering on the head
  • German: barhäuptig — having no covering on the head
  • German: barhaupt — having no covering on the head
  • German: bloßköpfig — having no covering on the head
  • Irish: ceann-nochta — having no covering on the head
  • Italian: a capo scoperto — having no covering on the head
  • Kazakh: жалаңбас (jalañbas) — having no covering on the head
  • Macedonian: гологлав (gologlav) — having no covering on the head
  • Norwegian Bokmål: barhodet — having no covering on the head
  • Ossetian: бӕгъӕмсар (bæǧæmsar) — having no covering on the head
  • Ossetian: бӕгъӕнсар (bæǧænsar) — having no covering on the head
  • Russian: с непокры́той голово́й (s nepokrýtoj golovój) — having no covering on the head
  • Russian: простоволо́сый (prostovolósyj) — having no covering on the head
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceannruisgte — having no covering on the head
  • Swedish: barhuvad — having no covering on the head
  • Uyghur: يالاڭباش (yalangbash) — having no covering on the head
  • Volapük: nüdakapik — having no covering on the head
  • Walloon: difûle — having no covering on the head
  • Welsh: pennoeth — having no covering on the head
  • Bashkir: ялан баш (yalan baş) — with no covering on the head
  • Catalan: descobert — with no covering on the head
  • Catalan: amb el cap descobert — with no covering on the head
  • Finnish: avopäin — with no covering on the head
  • Finnish: paljain päin — with no covering on the head
  • French: nu-tête — with no covering on the head
  • Kazakh: жалаңбас (jalañbas) — with no covering on the head
  • Uyghur: يالاڭباش (yalangbash) — with no covering on the head
  • Volapük: nüdakapo — with no covering on the head
  • Volapük: nüdakapiko — with no covering on the head
  • Walloon: a dfûle tiesse — with no covering on the head
  • Walloon: a tiesse difûle — with no covering on the head
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