hairlessness

Thân thiện

The baby's hairlessness made her scalp smooth and soft.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of lacking hair: The condition of having no hair on a part of the body or on the entire body where it might typically be expected.
   • The condition of being void of hair: A biological or medical state characterized by the absence of hair growth.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The genetic condition resulted in complete hairlessness. (The inherited trait caused a total lack of hair.)
  • Chemotherapy can sometimes lead to temporary hairlessness. (The cancer treatment may cause a temporary state of being without hair.)
  • The hairlessness of his scalp was due to alopecia. (The absence of hair on his head was caused by a specific medical condition.)

Advanced Usage

• In biological contexts: Refers to a trait in certain animal species or breeds.
  • The Sphynx cat is known for its hairlessness. (This cat breed is famous for its characteristic of having no fur.)
• In dermatological contexts: Used to describe a symptom or outcome of a condition or treatment.
  • The patient's hairlessness was a side effect of the medication. (The patient's state of having no hair resulted from the drug's side effects.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hairless (adj): Having little or no hair.
  • The hairless mouse is used in laboratory research.
• Alopecia (n): The medical term for loss of hair from the skin where it normally grows.
  • Alopecia areata causes patchy hairlessness.

Synonyms

• Baldness: The state of having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair. (Note: Often more specific to the head.)
• Depilation: The removal of hair. (Note: Often implies an action rather than a state.)
• Glabrousness: The quality of being smooth and hairless. (A more technical/biological synonym.)

Related Phrases

• Complete hairlessness: A total absence of hair over the entire body.
• Congenital hairlessness: A lack of hair present from birth.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "hairlessness." The concept is typically expressed through related terms like "bald as a coot" or "smooth as a baby's bottom," which imply hairlessness but do not contain the word itself.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of not having hair
2. the condition of being void of hair

Từ đồng nghĩa

• depilation