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

It doesn't matter that Vance is friends with largely beardless Silicon Valley billionaires or provided legal representation to big pharmaceutical companies that fueled much of the opioid crisis that Republicans blame on immigrants – his performance has persuaded his supporters that he is the rugged everyman, and the beard is one of his most important props.

From Salon

A short film called “SuperBob,” about a melancholy lo-fi superhero played by a beardless Goldstein, eventually led to a cult feature of the same name.

From New York Times

Old Hirsch stumbles in, beardless, and Siunek tries to hug him.

From Literature

Unlike castrati of the 17th and 18th centuries — always beardless, and typically tall and paunchy — Mariño is short and lithe, and was already sporting a five o’clock shadow on a recent afternoon walk with Leia, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel.

From New York Times

Ladygina, a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian, explains that Goloborodko means "beardless" and symbolizes a man without experience.

From Salon

Related Words

• bald
• clean-shaven
• shaved