glabrous

adjective

Definition of glabrousnext
as in hairless

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Recent Examples of glabrous This is the glabrous skin, or the surfaces that contact objects and terrain. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 The result was a cityscape of relentless sheen, façades as glabrous and ageless as a starlet’s brow. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025 Well, not spotted per se, but definitely glabrous and glaucous. — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024 In humans and other primates, Pacinian corpuscles lie deep in the underlayers of both glabrous and hairy skin and concentrate near joints. — Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 Rather than bronzed and glabrous Malibu lifeguards, the striders here are Great Britain’s finest young (male) athletes readying themselves for the 1924 Olympics. — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glabrous
hairless
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  • Opossums have hairless tails, ears and paws susceptible to frostbite.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of hairless

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“Glabrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glabrous. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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