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Hairy vs Haired - What's the difference?

hairy | haired |

As adjectives the difference between hairy and haired

is that hairy is of a person, having a lot of hair on the body while haired is having some specific type of hair.

hairy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.
    • a hairy man
  • Of an animal, having a lot of fur.
    • hairy mammoth
  • Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.
    • She is a great admirer of hairy chests.
  • 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

    haired

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (in combination) Having some specific type of hair.
  • * She was a raven-haired beauty

    • Derived terms

    * dark-haired * fair-haired, fairhaired * ginger-haired * gray-haired, grey-haired * raven-haired * red-haired, redhaired * silver-haired, silvery-haired * white-haired