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Longhair vs Shorthair - What's the difference?

longhair | shorthair |

As nouns the difference between longhair and shorthair

is that longhair is a person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie while shorthair is any of several breeds of domestic cat that has relatively short hair, a slender body and large head.

As an adjective longhair

is (derogatory|music) concerning or characteristic of classical music.

longhair

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.
  • A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
  • A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
  • A cat with hair longer than the norm.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (derogatory, music) Concerning or characteristic of classical music.
  • :I would rather see a musical, but my wife, who loves longhair music, is dragging me to the symphony again.

    • See also

    *highbrow

    shorthair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several breeds of domestic cat that has relatively short hair, a slender body and large head

    • Related terms

    * shorthaired English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs