bearded

American  

[beer-did] / ˈbɪər dɪd /

adjective

1. having a beard.

2. having a hairlike growth or tuft, as certain wheats.

3. having a barb, as a fishhook.

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Other Word Forms

• beardedness
  noun
• nonbearded
  adjective
• unbearded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of bearded

First recorded in 1350–1400, bearded is from the Middle English word beerdid. See beard, -ed ³

Explanation

Someone who's bearded has a beard. If your grandfather is often mistaken for Santa Claus because of his bushy white beard, you can describe him as bearded. Men with beards — whether they're trimmed short or worn long and full — are bearded. Women can be bearded as well, though it's less common, and so can Billy goats, with their tufted little beards. The adjective bearded is sometimes even used to describe plants, like the bearded iris, which grows a prominent bushy "beard" on its lower petals. Bearded comes from the noun beard, with its Germanic root, barthaz.

Example Sentences

I’m often going to Wasteland or the Bearded Beagle to go thrifting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Bearded, and with a banker's flair for selling a business plan, Yurii told me how the company has to be more ingenious than the Russians because the enemy have so many more drones.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023

There are mutuals I have on TikTok, like the Bearded Bard—he lives in Lewistown, and he has over a million followers.

From Slate • May 18, 2023

Bearded and built like a linebacker, Mr. Nordean is not accused of committing any violence on Jan. 6 and, according to his lawyer, he did not physically break into the Capitol.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Garth Greyfeather and Bearded Ben nocked shafts, bent their bows, loosed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Related Words

• shaggy
• unshaven