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redheadedness en · NOUN

Etymology

From redheaded + -ness; also, by surface analysis, red + headedness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The trait of having red hair on the head (in humans) or red feathers on the head (in birds).
    • The finding also suggests that redheadedness would have evolved separately in Neanderthals and humans, at different times and through different genetic variations. 2007 October 30, Henry Fountain, “Neanderthal Bones Make a Case for Redheads”, in New York Times:

Relateds

ginger · at redheaded

Synonyms

gingerness