Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Without a beard; hence, of persons of the male sex, immature; adolescent: as, a beardless youth.
- In ornithology, having no rictal vibrissæ: as, the beardless flycatcher, Ornithium imberbe.
- In ichthyology, having no barbels.
- In botany, without beard or awn.
Wiktionary
- adj. Lacking a beard.
- adj. by extension, of a male Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.
- adj. Destitute of an awn.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful.
- adj. Destitute of an awn.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having no beard
- adj. lacking hair on the face
Etymologies
- beard + -less (Wiktionary)
Examples
“; and he answered, “O my son, the beardless is ashamed to eat with the bearded.””
“In general he is described as a beardless youth, with long flowing hair floating as it were in the wind, comely and graceful, crowned with laurel, his garments and sandals shining with gold.”
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed)
“Basque; under the cap which he never took off, a colorless face, inexpressive, cut as with a pruning hook, and recalling the beardless personages archaically drawn on the missals of the fifteenth century.”
“They say that Damian the beardless was a man, but that Damian with the mustache is no better than a woman; and that age, which has darkened his upper lip, hath at the same time blenched his courage.”
“Yet even this "beardless" Parliament had shown a strong conservatism.”
“The first referred to beardless youth: “Some of your French Crownes have no hair at all,” Quince tells Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as he casts a play, “and then you will play bare-faced.””
Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
“Last week, Miller posted a beardless photo of himself on Twitter, explaining, No more Chassidic reggae superstar.”
The Huffington Post: Gabe Crane: Matisyahu's Spiritual Evolution And What It Means For Us
“Fun fact #3: Little Max was played by none other than a beardless, but still relentless annoying, Joaquin Phoenix.”
“For the beardless dad, try a quality electric shaver.”
The Huffington Post: Katie Campbell: 10 Father's Day Gift Ideas for The Everyman (and Everyone Else)
“They had to dress normal, my other boyfriends, be beardless, hairless, everything torn away, plucked, shorn smooth, because it elicited moisture on the tongue when I was with you.”
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