| густђя бородђ | a thick beard |
| рљдкая бородђ | a sparse beard |
| жќдкая бородђ; тћщая бородђ | a scraggly beard, a sparse beard |
NB The adjectives жќдкая and тћщая, which indicate a negative attitude on the part of the speaker, are more often used with the diminutive борћдка. The adjective рљдкая is used with бородђ as a neutral modifier, with no pejorative overtones. | |
| жёсткая бородђ | a stiff, wiry beard |
| колєчая бородђ | a prickly beard |
| мїгкая бородђ | a soft beard |
| шелковќстая бородђ | a silky beard |
| пушќстая бородђ | a fluffy beard |
| пІшная бородђ | a lush beard |