redheadedness

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English

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Etymology

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From redheaded +‎ -ness.

Noun

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redheadedness (uncountable)

  1. The trait of having red hair.
    • 2007 October 30, Henry Fountain, “Neanderthal Bones Make a Case for Redheads”, in New York Times[1]:
      The finding also suggests that redheadedness would have evolved separately in Neanderthals and humans, at different times and through different genetic variations.