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[1]:
      The finding also suggests that redheadedness would have evolved separately in Neanderthals and humans, at different times and through different genetic variations.

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