bearded

CEFRB1

/ˈbɪədɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    having hair on the cheeks and chin.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having a fringe or appendage resembling a beard in some way (often followed by with).

Examples

  • The bearded god had promised to return someday in the same way he had left.

  • There were several bearded men in the park.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbiɚdəd/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of an axe: having the lower portion of the axehead extending the cutting edge significantly below the width of the butt, thus providing a wide cutting surface while keeping overall weight low.

  2. Having a beard; involving a beard.

  3. Having barbs of a certain color.

More examples

In context

  • I love bearded men.

  • … for with his hammer Thor / Smote 'mid the rocks the lichen-bearded pines / And burst their roots …

  • bearded mussel

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English berded, either from Old English ġebearded or formed anew in Middle English; by surface analysis, beard + -ed. Compare Dutch bebaarde (“bearded”), Middle Low German bārt (“bearded”), archaic German gebartet (“bearded”).