epilation

See also: épilation and Epilation

English

Etymology

From French épilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛpɪˈleɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

epilation (countable and uncountable, plural epilations)

1. (strictly) The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root.
   • 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)‎:

     These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).

2. The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator.

   Coordinate term: threading

Hypernyms

• depilation

Related terms

• epilator

Translations

removal of hair

Bulgarian: обезкосмяване n (obezkosmjavane) Catalan: depilació f Chinese: Mandarin: 脱毛法 (tuōmáofǎ) Danish: depilation c Finnish: karvanpoisto (fi) French: épilation (fr) f Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Epilation (de) f Greek: αποτρίχωση (el) f (apotríchosi) Hindi: केशलूंचन (keślūñcan) Icelandic: háreyðing f Japanese: 脱毛 (ja) (だつもう, datsumō) Russian: эпиля́ция (ru) f (epiljácija), удале́ние воло́с n (udalénije volós) Turkish: epilasyon (tr) Ukrainian: епіля́ція f (epiljácija)

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