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BEARDLESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beardless mean? 

BEARDLESS (adjective)
  The adjective BEARDLESS has 2 senses:

1. having no beardplay

2. lacking hair on the faceplay

  Familiarity information: BEARDLESS used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEARDLESS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having no beard

Synonyms:

beardless; whiskerless

Similar:

shaved; shaven (having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking hair on the face

Synonyms:

beardless; smooth-faced

Context example:

a smooth-faced boy of 14 years

Similar:

hairless (having no hair or fur)


 Context examples 


“Rest be blanked,” said Hal, with his beardless lips; and Mercedes said, “Oh!” in pain and sorrow at the oath.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)



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