Meaning & use

depilated

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Having had the hair removed from the skin, typically by a cosmetic treatment.

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Her legs were smooth and depilated after the salon visit.

The dermatologist explained aftercare for freshly depilated skin.

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Comes from the Latin 'depilare,' meaning 'to pluck out the hair,' the same root that gives us 'depilatory.'

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hairlessshaved

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