facial hair

Beard and mustache

Facial hair is the hair that grows on the human face, particularly on men after puberty.

It includes the beard, mustache, sideburns, and any other hair on the chin, cheeks, upper lip, or jaw.

The term often appears in discussions of grooming, workplace dress codes, or personal style: He decided to grow out his facial hair during the pandemic.

Some people can grow full facial hair easily while others have patchy growth or very little at all.

beard

goatee

Chin-only beard style

anchor · ducktail · mutton chops · soul patch · circle beard · chinstrap · spade · scruff · patchy · neckbeard

mustache

handlebar

Bicycle steering control

  • walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
  • chevronV-shaped line or symbol
  • pencilGraphite writing instrument

horseshoe · imperial · toothbrush · english · pyramidal · painter's brush · freestyle · cop stache · pornstache · waxed

growth

stubble

Short regrown facial hair

sparse · coarse · soft · wiry · curly · straight · terminal hair · follicle · growth pattern · density

grooming

trimmer

Cutting or pruning device

  • razorBlade for removing hair
  • shavingRemoving hair with blade
  • barberProfessional who trims locks

clippers · aftershave · balm · oil · wax · comb · scissors · edging · shaping · maintenance

sideburns

mutton chops

Wide cheek whiskers

muttonchops · tapered · pointed · extended

cultural

hipster

Aggressively alternative person

military · religious · traditional · biblical · wizard · masculine · distinguished · professorial · artistic · rebellious

removal

shaving

Removing hair with blade

laser · electrolysis · depilatory · clean-shaven · bare · smooth · razor burn · ingrown hair · irritation

Categories
Opposites
presence vs. absence

facial hairclean-shaven

Having no beard

bare face · beardless · baby face · shaved · depilated

body location of hair

facial hairbody hair

Mammalian surface strands

leg hair · chest hair · arm hair · pubic hair · underarm hair

gender and cultural presentation

facial hairsmooth skin

Unblemished, even epidermis

peach fuzz · prepubescent

Family

face, faced, faces, facial, deface, faceless, preface, efface, defacement

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G