Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or manhood; youthful.
- adjective Destitute of an awn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking a
beard . - adjective by extension, of a male Not having reached
puberty ormanhood ;youthful . - adjective Destitute of an
awn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having no beard
- adjective lacking hair on the face
Etymologies
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Examples
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; and he answered, “O my son, the beardless is ashamed to eat with the bearded.”
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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) Charles K. Dillaway
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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.
Ramuntcho Pierre Loti 1886
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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.
The Betrothed Walter Scott 1801
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Yet even this "beardless" Parliament had shown a strong conservatism.
History of the English People Volume 4 (of 8) John Richard Green 1860
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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.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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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.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Last week, Miller posted a beardless photo of himself on Twitter, explaining, No more Chassidic reggae superstar.
Gabe Crane: Matisyahu's Spiritual Evolution And What It Means For Us Gabe Crane 2011
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Last week, Miller posted a beardless photo of himself on Twitter, explaining, No more Chassidic reggae superstar.
Gabe Crane: Matisyahu's Spiritual Evolution And What It Means For Us Gabe Crane 2011
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Fun fact #3: Little Max was played by none other than a beardless, but still relentless annoying, Joaquin Phoenix.
Space Camp: I only want it if I can have Lea Thompson, too 2009
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