hairless

Etymology

From hair +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛələs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹləs/, /hɛɚləs/

  • Audio (General American):

    (file)

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈheːləs/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhiələs/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈheələs/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈheɹləs/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜː(ɹ)ləs/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)ləs

Adjective

hairless (not comparable)

1. Destitute of hair.
2. Bald.

Noun

hairless (plural hairlesses)

1. An animal of a hairless breed.
   • 2012, Marieke Hardy, Michaela McGuire, Sincerely: Women of Letters:

     Boston terriers and bulldogs, poodles and Pomeranians; there was even a pair of Mexican hairlesses, who looked like they'd had thirty rounds of chemotherapy.

Anagrams

• slashier