hairy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɛəɹi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

Adjective

hairy (comparative hairier, superlative hairiest)

1. Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.

   a hairy man

2. Of an animal, having a lot of fur.

   hairy mammoth

3. Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.

   She is a great admirer of hairy chests.

4. Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.

   It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

Synonyms

• (person): furry, hirsute
• (animal): furry
• (body part): furry, hirsute

Antonyms

• bald
• hairless

Derived terms

• hairily
• hairiness

See also

• dasypygal

Translations

of a person

• Armenian: մազոտ (hy) (mazot)
• Aromanian: piros
• Catalan: pelut, pilós
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛茸茸的 (cmn) (máoróngrōng de), 多毛的 (cmn) (duōmáo de), 長毛的 (cmn), 长毛的 (cmn) (zhǎngmáo de)

• Danish: håret (da), behåret (da)
• Dutch: harig (nl), behaard (nl)
• Estonian: karvane (et)
• Finnish: karvainen (fi)
• French: poilu (fr) m, poilue (fr) f
• Friulian: pelôs
• German: behaart (de), haarig (de)
• Hungarian: szőrös (hu)

• Italian: peloso (it) m, pelosa (it) f
• Japanese: 毛深い (ja) (けぶかい, kebukai), 毛むくじゃらの (ja) (kemukujara no)
• Jèrriais: pouailu
• Latin: pilusus (la) m, pilosa (la) f, pilosus (la) m
• Latvian: matains (lv), spalvains (lv)
• Occitan: pelut (oc)
• Old English: rūh (ang)
• Portuguese: peludo (pt) m, peluda (pt) f
• Romanian: păros (ro)
• Russian: волосатый (ru) (volosátyj)
• Sardinian: pilosu (sc), pirosu (sc)
• Spanish: peludo (es), velludo (es)
• Swedish: hårig (sv)
• Turkish: kıllı (tr)

of an animal

• Armenian: թավամազ (hy) (tʿavamaz)
• Danish: lodden (da)
• Dutch: harig (nl)
• Estonian: karvane (et)
• Finnish: karvainen (fi)
• German: pelzartig (de)
• Hungarian: szőrös (hu)
• Latin: pilosus (la) m, pilosa (la) f

• Latvian: spalvains (lv)
• Portuguese: peludo (pt) m, peluda (pt) f
• Russian: мохнатый (ru) (moxnátyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: molach (gd)
• Spanish: peludo (es), velludo (es)
• Swedish: hårig (sv)
• Turkish: kürklü (tr), postlu (tr)

of a body part other than the head

• Danish: håret (da), behåret (da)
• Dutch: harig (nl), behaard (nl)
• Estonian: karvane (et)
• Finnish: karvainen (fi)
• French: poilu (fr) m, poilue (fr) f
• German: behaart (de), haarig (de)
• Hebrew: שעיר (he)
• Hungarian: szőrös (hu)
• Italian: peloso (it) m, pelosa (it) f

• Jèrriais: pouailu
• Latin: pilosus (la) m, pilosa (la) f
• Latvian: spalvains (lv)
• Portuguese: peludo (pt) m, peluda (pt) f
• Russian: волосатый (ru) (volosatyj)
• Spanish: peludo (es), velludo (es)
• Swedish: hårig (sv)
• Turkish: kıllı (tr)

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• Isthmus Zapotec: naraxi
• Yucatec Maya: tso'otsil