Meanings
nounvellus hair (countable and uncountable, plural vellus hairs)
plural vellus hairs
- countableuncountableShort, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.
- countableuncountableAn individual strand of vellus hair
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 毫毛, 毳毛
- 毫毛 (háomáo)thin body hair
- 毳毛 (cuìmáo)thin body hair
Spanish vello
- vellothin body hair
Swedish vellushår, fjun
- vellushårthin body hair
- fjunthin body hair
Thai ขนเพชร
- ขนเพชร (kǒn-pét)thin body hair
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APA
vellus hair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vellus%20hair
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“vellus hair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vellus%20hair. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vellus hair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vellus%20hair.
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