different between woolly vs pubescent
woolly
English
Alternative forms
- wooly (chiefly used in the US, but less common than woolly even there)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?li/
- Rhymes: -?li
Etymology 1
From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool +? -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).
Adjective
woolly (comparative woollier, superlative woolliest)
- Made of wool.
- Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
- (figuratively, of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on emotions rather than logic.
- (figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
- (obsolete) Clothed in wool.
Derived terms
- woolly hat
- woolly-headed, wooly-headed
- woolly-minded (British) and (US), wooly-minded (US)
Translations
Noun
woolly (plural woollies)
- (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
- (US, slang) A sheep not yet shorn.
- A piece of woolwork.
Etymology 2
From woolyback.
Noun
woolly (plural woollies)
- (Liverpudlian slang, derogatory) A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
woolly From the web:
- what woolly mammoth eat
- what woolly bear caterpillars eat
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pubescent
English
Etymology
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”)
Adjective
pubescent (comparative more pubescent, superlative most pubescent)
- At or just after the age of puberty.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
- […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality{ {...}}
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
- (botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.
Derived terms
- mid-pubescent
- peripubescent
- postpubescent
- prepubescent
Related terms
- puberty, pubescence
Translations
Noun
pubescent (plural pubescents)
- An individual who is going through puberty.
Synonyms
- postpubescent
- See Thesaurus:preteen
Translations
See also
- puberulent
Latin
Verb
p?b?scent
- third-person plural future active indicative of p?b?sc?
Romanian
Etymology
From French pubescent
Adjective
pubescent m or n (feminine singular pubescent?, masculine plural pubescen?i, feminine and neuter plural pubescente)
- pubescent
Declension
pubescent From the web:
- what pubescent mean
- what is pubescent age
- what does pubescent
- what is pubescent stage
- what is pubescent with example
- what do pubescent mean
- what does pubescent stand for
- what is pubescent leaf
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