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long-haired

long-haired

13 1.9
Having long hair
  • adjective
  • /lɔŋˈhɛrd/
translation icon : de pelo largo
  • Jack says that is a long haired Chihuahua by the name of Marissa.

They're beautiful long haired black and white dogs.

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Examples

  • "I'm trying to get my life together," pleads a tall, long-haired man.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Lester looked up at the long-haired man and grinned.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • There were six guys and one long-haired Japanese person ahead of me.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • From under the curtain, a long-haired dirty white cat appears.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • They're beautiful long haired black and white dogs.

  • In the end, he wound up handing all his tickets to a long-haired boy who passed by on the boardwalk.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Virgil has his hands all over a small long-haired terrier.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Danny Padilla, a young, long-haired reporter, sits in the front taking notes, enjoying the show.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The next passenger is a long-haired kid wearing rimless glasses and lugging a big backpack.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The shelter has many beautiful long-haired cats looking for homes.

Synonyms

long-wooled
vslong-haired
  • Specialized
8.6

Sheep that have long wool on their bodies

is about having long hair on any person or animal
long-wool
vslong-haired
  • Specialized
7.6

Sheep that have long, thick wool

refers generally to long hair rather than breed-specific wool

Antonyms

4 1.3

Having short hair, usually about people or animals

How Long-Haired

shaggy
22 3.2
long-haired
13 1.9
short-haired
4 1.3

Surface Forms

long-haired positive

Morphology

long-haired = long + haired (transparent) = long + hair + ed

The compound 'long-haired' is directly composed of 'long' + 'haired' (hair + -ed) and means 'having long hair', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Long-haired is made from the simple parts long and hair plus -ed, so it literally means 'having long hair'. Think of a long-haired cat or a musician with a flowing mane — that image explains why we use the word for someone or something with long hair.