US /ɪmˈbɝb/ UK /ɪmˈbɜːb/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    rare or literary: beardless; having no beard

    His smooth, imberb face made him appear younger than he was.

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Synonyms
1 adj · rare or literary:... beardlessclean-shaven
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Word family
Related forms beardimberbe

Etymology

Borrowed from French imberbe, from Latin imberbis, 'beardless,' formed from in-, 'not or without,' + barba, 'beard.' English imberb is a rare learned and literary adjective.

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