beardless
IPA/ˈbɪəd.ləs/
IPA/ˈbɪrd.ləs/
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
Even at thirty, Christopher stayed beardless and joked about his smooth chin.
The director chose a beardless actor to play the teenage prince.
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.