smooth-faced

• Adjectif désignant une personne au visage imberbe ou rasé de près ; s'emploie aussi au sens figuré pour qualifier quelqu'un d'hypocritement aimable ou obséquieux.

An archaic adjective describing someone with a clean-shaven or hairless face; also used figuratively to describe a person who is hypocritically suave or ingratiating.

1. Lacking facial hairB2formal

   Having a face without any hair, such as a beard or mustache; clean-shaven.

   imberbe

   • The smooth-faced young man looked even younger than his age.
   • In the portrait, he appeared smooth-faced and serious.
   • After shaving, his smooth-faced reflection stared back at him.

   Synonymesbeardlessclean-shavenglabroussmooth-shaven

   Antonymesbeardedhairymustachioedwhiskered