villous

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adjective

Hairy, covered with soft long hair.

“Giardia causes villous blunting.”

OriginLatin villus →
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Meanings

adjectivevillous (comparative more villous, superlative most villous)

comparative more villous · superlative most villous · alternative villose

  1. Hairy, covered with soft long hair.
  2. biologyCovered with villi.

    Giardia causes villous blunting.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hairy

Origin

  1. Latinvillus“shaggy hair”
  2. Englishvillous

From Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech klkatý
  • klkatýcovered with villi
French velu
  • velucovered with villi
Italian villoso
  • villosocovered with villi
Romanian vilos
  • viloscovered with villi
Spanish velludo, velloso
  • velludocovered with villi
  • vellosocovered with villi
  • vellidocovered with villi

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

luvisol
Cite this entry
APA

villous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/villous

MLA

“villous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/villous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “villous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/villous.

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