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shaved

shaved

1 1.0
Hair cut very close to the skin
  • adjective
  • /ʃeɪvd/
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  • Ariel said that the best part about having shaved legs was climbing into fresh sheets.
  • shaved head
  • shaved and smooth

And then now are you saying, like, shaved on the sides?

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Examples

  • Most man buns I've seen, the back of the head is shaved and you'll see some stubble.

  • Ariel said that the best part about having shaved legs was climbing into fresh sheets.

  • So do you guys prefer a shaved face or?

  • The volunteers rated the photos of men with shaved heads as more dominant.

  • His shaved head was now a dull fuzz.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • His shaved head, an oblong block of flesh, was adorned with a small brass ring in the left ear.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • His shaved head glistened like polished mahogany in the sunlight.

  • The volunteers rated the photos of men with shaved heads as more dominant.

Synonyms

shaven
vsshaved
23 2.7

Almost no hair on the face or head because it is cut close to the skin

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
clean-shaven
vsshaved
12 3.5

A person with no hair on the face, like on the chin and cheeks

applies to hair or beard anywhere not only recent facial removal
shorn
vsshaved
3 6.6

Having hair or wool cut very short close to the skin

applies generally to hair removed closely regardless of cutting tool
beardless
vsshaved
2 2.8

Having no beard or other facial hair

refers to absence of beard regardless of how it happened
smooth-shaven
vsshaved
1 3.7

Having a very smooth face and no beard

means hair removed close to skin rather than focusing on smooth feel
smooth-faced
vsshaved
1 4.4

A person who has no hair on the face, like a young man without a beard

describes hair removed generally without implying youth
unbearded
vsshaved
1 5.3

Without hair on the face or a tuft on plants and animals

focuses on absence rather than on removal by cutting
well-shaven
vsshaved
3.0

A person with very little hair on the face or head after a recent shave

refers generally to hair removed close to the skin without stressing recent neatness
sheared
vsshaved
3.7

Cut close to the skin from hair, wool, or fur, often with clippers

means hair removed closely without implying clipping by shears or clippers

Antonyms

1 3.0

With hair growing on the face

How Smooth

clean-shaven
12 3.5
shaved
1 1.0
stubbly
2 4.4
bearded
52 1.0

Surface Forms

shaved positive

Morphology

shaved = shave (transparent) = shave + ed

A regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'shave' with the suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word shaved comes from the verb shave, which meant 'to cut or scrape very close', like taking off a thin layer of wood or the hair on your face. So shaved means the hair has been cut very close to the skin, leaving a smooth look.