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beardless

beardless

2 2.8
Having no beard or other facial hair
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɪrdləs/
: sin barba
  • The young man smiled, revealing his smooth, beardless face.
  • beardless Christ

And this is me bald and beardless, and the two of them looking at me and going, don't ever shave that beard again.

Examples

  • Both figures are beardless, and both appear to have short hair that covers the ears.

    Academic text (2014)

  • On the left side, a young beardless man holds up a hand in surprise or rejoicing.

  • "Well, then, David," says the fat beardless man.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "I think we got 'em," a beardless soldier declared.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A beardless boy in those days, Brady.

    The Russia House (1990)

  • His beardless face made him look young, marking him as a foreigner.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • He's not green, more yellow, but definitely young for your age, no more than thirty, and beardless.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • A beardless Christ.

    Leon the Pig Farmer (1993)

  • You see, you're beardless, and that shows me youth and inexperience.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • "You're no man," Sang said with a sneer, stroking his beardless chin.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

shaved
vsbeardless
40 1.0

Hair cut very close to the skin

focuses on the simple lack of facial hair rather than the act
shaven
vsbeardless
22 2.7

Almost no hair on the face or head because it is cut close to the skin

describes absence of facial hair without mentioning removal method
clean-shaven
vsbeardless
14 3.5

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

is the general state of having no facial hair without timing
smooth-faced
vsbeardless
2 4.4

A person who has no hair on the face, like a young man without a beard

is the neutral description of facial hair absence without youth sense
unbearded
vsbeardless
1 5.3

Without hair on the face or a tuft on plants and animals

is the same meaning but used as the headword form
whiskerless
vsbeardless
1 7.2

Having no beard or long hairs near the nose

is broader, meaning absence of all facial hair rather than those hairs

Antonyms

bearded
36 1.0

With hair on the chin and cheeks

Compounds

beardless iris
  • Specialized
1 8.4

An iris plant with no hairs on the lower drooping parts of the flower

How Bearded

bearded
36 1.0
beardless
2 2.8

Surface Forms

beardless positive

Morphology

beardless = beard (transparent) = beard + less

The adjective is a straightforward negative formation from the noun 'beard' with the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without'.

Etymology

Beardless comes from beard 'facial hair' and the ending -less 'without', like in homeless. So beardless means 'without a beard'.