pelosity

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin pilosus (“hairy”), from pilus (“hair”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pelosity (uncountable)

  1. (formal) pilosity; hairiness
    • 1918-20, James Joyce, Ulysses
      To Bloom: the problems of irritability, tumescence, rigidity, reactivity, dimension, sanitariness, pelosity.
    • 1995, Anthony Burgess, Byrne:
      Sex, not in pornographic black and white, / But in bright hues – the rod’s monstrosity, / The opposed pudenda and their rich pelosity.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The Oxford English Dictionary cites pelosity as an irregular form of pilosity.
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