beardless

[ beerd-lis ]

adjective

1. having no beard or one shaved close to the skin.
2. (of a male) very young or immature.

beardless

/ ˈbɪədlɪs /

adjective

1. without a beard
2. too young to grow a beard; immature

Derived Forms

• ˈbeardlessness, noun

Other Words From

• beardless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of beardless¹

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

Example Sentences

On it a young beardless man speaks Chechen and Arabic with a soft accent.

From The Daily Beast

For the first time in over a year, Andrew Lincoln is happily beardless.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

But, there is a beardless youth, follow'd by a cowardly serving man, who presses hard to see you.

From Project Gutenberg

Their bodies gleamed a light bronze color in the sun, and Kieran noticed that the men were beardless and smooth-skinned.

From Project Gutenberg

And, beardless though those directors were, that statement made them reel.

From Project Gutenberg

But the handsome, beardless face of the sledge-driver looked mournful and downcast.

From Project Gutenberg

They were beardless; some of them were naked, others were clothed in the skins of wild beasts; there were no women with them.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bald
• clean-shaven
• shaved