What does "haired" mean?

1. (having a specific hair type) used with words like 'dark', 'long', or 'fair' to describe someone's hair. 2. (not bald) having hair on the head; not bald.

How do you use "haired"?

This word is almost always used as part of a compound adjective, such as 'dark-haired' or 'curly-haired'.

haired

adj.

US //ˈhɛɹd// UK //hˈeəd// haired

1 having a specific hair type (adj.)
B1 Intermediate

used with words like 'dark', 'long', or 'fair' to describe someone's hair.

used in combination with a preceding modifier to describe the characteristics of a person's or animal's hair.

Example

The fair-haired boy sat in the front row of the classroom.

Example

The silver-haired gentleman spoke with a quiet authority that commanded the attention of everyone in the boardroom.

Usage

This word is almost always used as part of a compound adjective, such as 'dark-haired' or 'curly-haired'.
2 not bald (adj.)
C2 Proficiency Literary

having hair on the head; not bald.

possessing a natural growth of hair; used as a contrast to being bald or hairless.

Example

He was a healthy, haired man even in his late eighties.

Example

The poet described the transition from the thick-haired youth of his memory to the stark baldness of his present reality.
- hirsute
- bald
- hairless

Origin

From Middle English hered, equivalent to hair + -ed. Compare Dutch behaard (“haired”), German behaart (“haired”).