adj
Meaning 1
Bald, hairless; smooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calvous
Antonyms: nonglabrous, hairy, hirsute
Standard Lemma guide
glabrous
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡlæ-/
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General-American: /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/
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rhymes with -eɪbɹəs
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
having no hair or similar growth; smooth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- glabrous stems
- glabrous leaves
- a glabrous scalp
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: أَمْلَس (ʔamlas) — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Aromanian: spãn — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Bulgarian: гладък (gladǎk) — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Bulgarian: неокосмен (neokosmen) — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- French: glabre — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Ancient Greek: λεῖος (leîos) — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Hungarian: borotvált — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Hungarian: csupasz — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Hungarian: szőrtelen — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Italian: glabro — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Latin: glaber — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Polish: bezwłosy — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Polish: łysy — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Romanian: glabru — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Romanian: spân — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Spanish: glabro — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- Ottoman Turkish: تویسز (tüysüz) — bald, hairless — see also bald, hairless
- French: glabre — botany: smooth — see also smooth
- Polish: gładki — botany: smooth — see also smooth
- Spanish: glabrescente — botany: smooth — see also smooth
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