glabrous
Meaningsmooth
Common meaning: smooth, without hairs
- glabsmooth, hairlessLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 815 · scan
- rousadjective ending (Latin -rus)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin glaber ‘smooth, hairless’.
Roots
- glaber, -bra, -brum Latin “smooth, hairless”
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