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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Ladygina, a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian, explains that Goloborodko means "beardless" and symbolizes a man without experience.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2022
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
They were paging through a binder of listings, checking off the day’s sightings, including the northern beardless tyrannulet and greater pewee.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2021
The Harfoots were browner of skin, smaller, and shorter, and they were beardless and bootless; their hands and feet were neat and nimble; and they preferred highlands and hillsides.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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