hairless

Everyday

Having no hair or very little hair, as in «a hairless cat» or «a hairless baby mouse». tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on mammals, most mammals have hair, but some are almost hairless, like naked mole rats and dolphins; the Sphynx is a hairless breed of cat. Newborn mice and many baby birds are born hairless or featherless. In stories, a hairless character might be old, a baby, or an alien.

Examples

• Sphynx cats are hairless. tree →
• Baby mice are born pink and hairless. tree →
• Naked mole rats are almost hairless. tree →
• Dolphins are mammals but they are nearly hairless. tree →
• The newborn puppy's tummy was hairless. tree →
• The alien in the comic had a hairless green head. tree →
• And the Fox, old, thin, and almost hairless, had even lost his tail. tree →

Note

«-less» means «without». Close word: «bald» (usually for a person's head). «Hairless» is more for animals and body parts.