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Hirsute vs Downy - What's the difference?

hirsute | downy | Synonyms |

Hirsute is a synonym of downy.


As adjectives the difference between hirsute and downy

is that hirsute is covered in hair or bristles; hairy while downy is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.

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

    downy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.
    • The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.