lanate

L1A1N1A1T1E1

adjective

Covered in or composed of woolly hairs.

Similar
woollyhairyhairedhirsute
OriginLatin lānātus →
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Meanings

adjectivelanate (comparative more lanate, superlative most lanate)

comparative more lanate · superlative most lanate

  1. Covered in or composed of woolly hairs.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecovered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

Similar
woollyhairyhairedhirsute
Also see
sleekslightsmoothwoolly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlānātus“woolly”
  2. Englishlanate

First attested in 1760; borrowed from Latin lānātus (“woolly”), from lāna, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AltenaantealAalten
Cite this entry
APA

lanate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanate

MLA

“lanate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanate.

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