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Baldness vs Hirsute - What's the difference?

baldness | hirsute |

As a noun baldness

is the state of being bald (said of a human ).

As an adjective hirsute is

covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

baldness

English

Noun

  • The state of being bald (said of a human ).

    • Synonyms

    * (baldness in humans''): alopecia (''medical term ) * hairlessness * calvity

    Derived terms

    * male pattern baldness

    See also

    * hair loss *

    hirsute

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

    • Usage notes

    Considerably more formal than everyday hairy.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "hirsute")

    Synonyms

    * hairy
    Antonyms
    * glabrous

    Derived terms

    * hirsutely * hirsuteness * hirsutic acid * hirsutism