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beardless

[ beerd-lis ]

/ ˈbɪərd lɪs /

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adjective

having no beard or one shaved close to the skin.

(of a male) very young or immature.

Origin of beardless

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at beard, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM beardless

beard·less·ness, noun

Words nearby beardless

bearded seal, bearded tit, bearded vulture, bearden, beardfish, beardless, beardmore glacier, beardsley, beardtongue, beardy, bearer

Example sentences from the Web for beardless

Years later, a 1982 Los Angeles Times article was published under the headline, “Beardless Wonders of Film Making.”

Super 8: Abrams, Spielberg's Homage to Their Hollywood Beginnings |Marlow Stern |June 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Biformis (Bi′formis), a name of Bacchus, because he was accounted both bearded and beardless.

1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described |Edward S. Ellis
Who would have thought to see such mighty judgment, yea in a beardless youth?

Shorter Bible Plays |Rita Benton
He was beardless, and his gorilla-like nostrils twitched, his forehead wrinkled.

A Woman Named Smith |Marie Conway Oemler

The cruel razor had been at work, and his face was as smooth and beardless as the newborn babe.

The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon |Habeeb Risk Allah
His face was beardless, though a shadowy line along his chin suggested that he had not shaved that particular day.

The Time Traders |Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for beardless

beardless

/ (ˈbɪədlɪs) /

adjective

without a beard

too young to grow a beard; immature

Derived forms of beardless

beardlessness, noun