haired

Possessing head strands

Haired describes having hair of a particular kind, almost always with a modifier: long-haired, fair-haired, gray-haired.

The word rarely stands alone—you wouldn't call someone simply "haired." A fair-haired boy is a favorite or protégé.

In biology, haired distinguishes species: hairy-haired bat.

animal

furred

Covered with pelage

  • coatedHaving a surface layer
  • manedHaving flowing neck hair
  • plumedHaving ornamental feathers

feathered · woolly · fleecy · shaggy · pelted · bristled · tufted

facial

bearded

Having facial hair

stubbled · clean-shaven · sideburned · chinstrap · scruffy · grizzled · hirsute

coverage

bald

Without hair on head

close-cropped · shaven · shorn · cropped · wigged · toupeed

color

salt-and-pepper

Mixed gray and dark

texture

flyaway

Loose and drifting

Opposites
presence of hair

hairedbald

Without hair on head

hairless · bald-headed · balding · smooth · bare

Phrases
Family

hair, hairy, hairless, hairs, hairiness, hairier, hairiest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G