bearded

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbɪɹdəd/ UK /ˈbɪədɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #15147

Meanings

1

adj
Having a beard; with hair growing on the chin and cheeks.

A tall, bearded man opened the door.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having a beard; with hair... whiskeredbewhiskered

Opposites

beardless

Word family

Derived forms beardednessblue-beardedfull-beardednonbeardedscraggle-beardedunbearded

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bearded iris
an iris with a line of hairlike growths on its drooping outer flower segments

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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”).

berded Middle English ġebearded Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# bearded

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɪɹdəd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪədɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 15147

## Meanings
1. Having a beard; with hair growing on the chin and cheeks.

## Examples
- A tall, bearded man opened the door.

## Antonyms
- beardless

## Derived Forms
- beardedness
- blue-bearded
- full-bearded
- nonbearded
- scraggle-bearded
- unbearded

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: berded
- Root: ġebearded

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Bearded is 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”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means having a beard; with hair growing on the chin and cheeks. Derived formations include beardedness, blue-bearded, full-bearded, nonbearded, scraggle-bearded.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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