Word
haired
US/ˈhɛɹd/
UK/hˈeəd/
Definitions
01having a specific hair type
B1 · Intermediate
adj. used with words like 'dark', 'long', or 'fair' to describe someone's hair.
adj. used in combination with a preceding modifier to describe the characteristics of a person's or animal's hair.
“The fair-haired boy sat in the front row of the classroom.”
“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'.
02not bald
C2 · Proficiency Literary
adj. having hair on the head; not bald.
adj. possessing a natural growth of hair; used as a contrast to being bald or hairless.
“He was a healthy, haired man even in his late eighties.”
“The poet described the transition from the thick-haired youth of his memory to the stark baldness of his present reality.”
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English hered, equivalent to hair + -ed. Compare Dutch behaard (“haired”), German behaart (“haired”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B1 PreliminaryIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.4.0–5.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 3.0–3.544–71TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.550–784
- Frequency
- Frequent
- Level
- B1 · Intermediate
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