villosity

[ vi-los-i-tee ]

noun

, plural vil·los·i·ties.

1. a villous surface or coating.
2. a number of villi together.
3. a villus.

villosity

/ vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being villous
2. a villous coating or surface
3. a villus or a collection of villi

Word History and Origins

Origin of villosity¹

First recorded in 1770–80; villose + -ity

Example Sentences

So the absolute similarity in the antenn� of the males and hermaphrodites both in S. vulgare and S. Peronii; and such relations as that of the relative villosity of the several species in this same genus, all in return strengthen the case in Ibla.

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Dryness seems generally to favour the hairyness or villosity of plants.

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Villosity of plants, influenced by dryness, ii.

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Associated words: trichology, depilatory, depilitant, depilate, depilation, disheveled, bandeau, barrette, tonsure, pomade, follicle, sac, fillet, ecdysis, endysis, bandoline, piliferous, piliform, piligerous, coiffeur, tousled. hairiness, n. hirsuteness, hirsuties, pubescence, villosity, capillament, hypertrichosis. hairless, a. bald, glabrous, depilous. hairsplitting, a. subtle, fine. hair-worm, n. gordius. hairy, a. hirsute, shaggy, bristly, pubescent. half, adv. partially, imperfectly. half, n. moiety. half-blooded, a. hybrid, mongrel, degenerate, half-breed. half-hearted, a. indifferent, lukewarm, perfunctory. half-moon, n. crescent.

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It may come one day to be recognized that the number of legs, or the villosity of the skin, are reasons insufficient for abandoning a sensitive being to the caprice of a tormentor.

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