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hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

hair
noun, often attributive
ˈher

Definition

  • a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
    especially one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
    the hairy covering of an animal or a body part
    especially the coating of hairs on a human head
  • a minute distance or amount //won by a hair
    a precise degree //aligned to a hair
  • obsolete nature, character
  • a filamentous structure that resembles hair //leaf hair
  • in ​one's ​hair
    persistently and annoyingly in one's presence //can't work with you in my hair all day
  • out ​of ​one's ​hair
    out of one's way not in one's hair //keep the children out of his hair for a while
Illustration
hair 1a: 1 shaft, 2 sebaceous gland, 3 epidermis, 4 dermis, 5 hair follicle, 6 bulb, 7 papilla
Other Words
  • hair​less adjective
  • hair​less​ness noun
  • hair​like ˈher-ˌlīk adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ace hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth) hairline hop, skip, and jump inch neck shouting distance step stone's throw
Antonyms
country mile long haul mile
Examples
  • //He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • //There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • //The hair on her arms is blond.
  • //He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • //He got his hair cut last week.
  • //He has a thick head of hair.
  • //a balding man who is losing his hair
  • //He won the race by a hair.
  • //He was a hair off on the count.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
hair
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms