glabre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glaber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlabʁ/

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Adjective

glabre (plural glabres)

1. hairless

   Antonyms: poilu, velu

   • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:

     Ses jambes glabres, laiteuses, contrastaient avec la peau brûlée de ses avant-bras et de son visage buriné par le soleil […]

     His hairless, milk-coloured legs contrasted with the burned skin of his forearms and his sun-weathered face […]

Derived terms

• croisette glabre

See also

• imberbe
• chauve

Further reading

• “glabre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡla.bre/
• Rhymes: -abre
• Hyphenation: glà‧bre

Adjective

glabre

1. feminine plural of glabro