glabrous

Adjective Satellite

having no hair or similar growth; smooth
- "glabrous stems"
- "glabrous leaves"
- "a glabrous scalp"

Adj

Bald, hairless; smooth.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

calvous

Antonyms

bald, callow, calvous, depilous, glabrous, hairless, hirsute, nonglabrous, smooth

Scrabble Score: 11

glabrous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
glabrous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glabrous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

glabrous is a valid Words With Friends word