beardless

English

adj
Definitions
  • Lacking a beard.
  • (by extension) Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.
  • Destitute of an awn.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English berdles, bērdlēs inherited from Old English beardlēas (beardless) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bardalausaz (beardless) suffix from English beard.

Origin

English

beard

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