beardless
Americanadjective
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without a beard
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too young to grow a beard; immature
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of beardless
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at beard, -less
Example Sentences
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There was even a crew of beardless Santas on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
Two blocks away, a beardless man in his 30s named Ahmad Amiri was perched nervously inside a motorcycle repair shop.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2021
“That was a stare that would stop a clock,” a beardless David Feherty says.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 23, 2020
The “real” Mr. Darcy would have been pale and pointy-chinned, and would have had a long nose on an oval, beardless face.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2017
The two men were wiry, dark, and nearly beardless; walking beside them on the trail, I had noticed small nicks in their earlobes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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