beardless

/'biədlis/

Thân thiện

A young man with a beardless face smiles in the mirror.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking hair on the face: Describes a person, typically a male, who does not have a beard or whose facial hair has not yet grown.
   • Smooth-faced: Having a face that is free from visible hair or stubble.

Usage

The adjective "beardless" is used to describe the physical appearance of a person's face. It is most commonly applied to young males who have not yet developed facial hair or to men who naturally do not grow a beard. It is a neutral descriptive term.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The young prince was still beardless, a sign of his youth.
  • He preferred his beardless look as it made him appear more approachable.
  • In many ancient armies, beardless men were not considered full warriors.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative/Literary Use: In some contexts, "beardless" can imply youth, inexperience, or a lack of maturity, as the growth of a beard is often culturally associated with manhood.
  • The beardless recruit was eager to prove his courage to the veteran soldiers.

Variants and Related Words

• Beard (n): The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks.
• Bearded (adj): Having a beard.
• Clean-shaven (adj): Having had the beard or facial hair shaved off. (This is a state achieved by shaving, whereas "beardless" can be a natural state.)

Synonyms

• Smooth-faced: Having a face without a beard.
• Clean-chinned: (Less common) Having no beard on the chin.
• Hairless: Lacking hair (more general, not specific to the face).

Antonyms

• Bearded: Having a beard.
• Whiskered: Having whiskers or a beard.
• Hirsute: Hairy (especially of a man).

Related Phrases/Idioms

(No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly formed with "beardless.")

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking hair on the face
   • a smooth-faced boy of 14 years
2. having no beard

Từ đồng nghĩa

• smooth-faced
• whiskerless