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bearded

bearded

52 1.0
With hair on the chin and cheeks
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɪrdɪd/
translation icon : barbado
  • Why do I need this bearded old man?
  • a bearded man
  • a bearded lady
  • a bearded face

And so when they do, I'm bearded and I look like castaway.

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Examples

  • At the bottom of the scene, a graying bearded man of European descent.

    Academic text (2007)
  • She admired the bearded artist who painted beautiful landscapes.

  • See you next week with my bearded friend.

  • In his mind, he gave the bearded man directions to take him and his father home.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I'll remember that," Burns said, holding Glen's look until the bearded man turned and left.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And here's this bearded old man with a bunch of maps and he's planning stuff.

  • Over time, this kneeling, brawny, bearded man became a signature of Rubens's art.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And as she watched, she saw another onlooker, a dark-bearded man standing on the little causeway of rock.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Among the chocolate-haired Italians still on the dock, one sprightly red-bearded man stands out.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The bearded man at the coffee shop always orders an extra shot of espresso.

Synonyms

unshaven
vsbearded
10 3.0

Having short rough hair on the face like a light beard

is the neutral label for any length of facial hair
whiskered
vsbearded
1 5.1

Having long hairs on the cheeks and chin like a cat

is a neutral description covering any such facial hair
stubbled
vsbearded
1 6.0

Having short rough hair on the face after not shaving

is the general facial hair state, not limited to short growth
unshaved
vsbearded
1 3.0

With hair growing on the face

is a general descriptor for facial hair presence regardless of shaving
goateed
vsbearded
1 6.6

A person with a small pointed beard on the chin like a goat

is broader, covering any full facial hair, not just the small style
bewhiskered
vsbearded
  • Archaic
1 8.5

Having hair on the cheeks and chin like a beard

is the ordinary, broader label for that facial hair
whiskery
vsbearded
1 6.9

Having short hairs on the cheeks and chin like an animal or a man who has not shaved

is the plain human facial hair description, not animallike
beardy
vsbearded
1 5.5

Having hair on the lower part of the face or looking like someone with that hair

is the straightforward description of actual facial hair presence
barbate
vsbearded
  • Archaic
9.9

A person or animal with hair on the cheeks and chin like a beard

is the general word for that same facial hair feature
goaty
vsbearded
7.2

Having a small pointed beard under the chin

is the general facial hair category rather than that small tuft
bestubbled
vsbearded
  • Archaic
8.2

Having short, rough hair on the face after not shaving

is the wider term that includes both short and long facial hair

Antonyms

12 3.5

A person with no hair on the face, like on the chin and cheeks

Compounds

1 6.5

A garden iris with soft hairs on its lower petals

1 6.8

A medium-sized Arctic animal that lives in the sea with long whiskers used to find food under ice

bearded darnel
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild grass that grows in grain fields and has seeds that can be poisonous

9.4

A large mountain vulture with a black line of feathers under its beak

bearded wheatgrass
  • Specialized
9.3

A grass like wheat that has straight bristles on its flower parts

How Bearded

bearded
52 1.0
stubbly
2 4.4
clean-shaven
12 3.5

Surface Forms

bearded positive

Morphology

bearded = beard (transparent) = beard + ed

The adjective 'bearded' is transparently derived from the noun 'beard' with the addition of the suffix '-ed', indicating possession or presence of a beard.

Etymology

Bearded comes from the simple word beard, which means 'facial hair' on a man's chin and cheeks, so bearded describes someone who has that hair.