Synonyms & related words for hirsute

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hirsute — including hairy, lanate, hispid, pilose, shaggy, bushy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hirsute

Explore words related to hirsute — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include haired, crinose, comate, pileous, floccose, hirsuteness, piliferous, pilous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for hirsute

Common synonyms for hirsute include hairy, lanate, hispid, pilose, shaggy, bushy, bristly, furry — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does hirsute come from?

The word hirsute breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root hirsut-, from Latin hirsutus (“shaggy, hairy”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.