beardless

/ˈbɪəd.ləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɪrd.ləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbird-ləs/ (ame, mw)

beardless — adjective

  • beardlesspositive
  • more beardlesscomparative
  • most beardlesssuperlative

1. describes a man or a face that has no beard on the chin or cheeks

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes a man or a face that has no beard on the chin or cheeks

例句

Haruto looked beardless in the old passport photo from college.

predicative use after look

The beardless guard at the gate checked Pedro's bag twice.

attributive use before a noun

同義詞
  • clean-shaven

    usually suggests a neat face after shaving, not just the absence of a beard

  • smooth-faced

    rarer and slightly literary; focuses on the smooth look of the face

反義詞
  • bearded

    describes someone who has a beard

用法筆記

Usually used about men or boys. It simply states that no beard is present, while clean-shaven more strongly suggests that the beard was recently removed by shaving.

常見錯誤

❌The boy has no beard, so he is clean-shaven.
✅The boy has no beard, so he is beardless.
💡clean-shaven usually suggests a beard was shaved off, while beardless only states that none is there.
❌He is very beardless.
✅He is beardless.
💡beardless is normally treated as a non-gradable adjective.