beardless

adjective

beard·​less ˈbird-ləs 

1

: lacking a beard

beardless barley

2

a

: too young to have a beard

b

: youthful, inexperienced, callow

beardlessness noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Middle English berdless, from berd beard + -less

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