Synonyms for hairiness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hair-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛər i


Définition of hairiness

Origin :
  • early 14c., from hair + -y (2). From 1848 in slang sense of "difficult." Farmer calls this "Oxford slang." Perhaps from the notion of "rugged, rough." Related: Hairiness.
  • noun shagginess
Example sentences :
  • This varies a good deal in hairiness and there are several varieties.
  • Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong
  • They are occasionally white and the plants vary in size and hairiness.
  • Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong
  • Fuzz, or hairiness, usually occurs on the wire side of the sheet.
  • Extract from : « From Paper-mill to Pressroom » by William Bond Wheelwright
  • Hairiness of foot-soles in type slightly less than shown in figure 20.
  • Extract from : « American Weasels » by E. Raymond Hall
  • Usually the hairiness of the Oblong Woodsia is very pronounced.
  • Extract from : « How to Know the Ferns » by S. Leonard Bastin
  • Both are hairy, but the hairiness falls off before Michaelmas.
  • Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn
  • Hairy races may have been more recently domesticated, or bred for their hairiness, or less addicted to an indoor life.
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions » by Carveth Read
  • There is a dwarf variety of it, and another with white flowers; it has been observed to vary also in point of hairiness.
  • Extract from : « The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 6 » by William Curtis
  • The eggs (pup) are effectual against deafness, and correct the hairiness of the cheeks of children being rubbed thereon.
  • Extract from : « Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. » by Frank Cowan
  • The plants were of the last year's growth, and their hairiness the more conspicuous; but it is a mere variety.
  • Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn

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