redheadedness

English

Etymology

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

Noun

redheadedness (uncountable)

1. The trait of having red hair on the head (in humans) or red feathers on the head (in birds).

   Synonym: (in humans, informally) gingerness

   • 2007 October 30, Henry Fountain, “Neanderthal Bones Make a Case for Redheads”, in New York Times‎:

     The finding also suggests that redheadedness would have evolved separately in Neanderthals and humans, at different times and through different genetic variations.

Related terms

• See at redheaded

See also

• ginger