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shaven

shaven

22 2.7
Almost no hair on the face or head because it is cut close to the skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃeɪvən/
: afeitado
  • The set was muted, and the men wore gray suits and were clean-shaven and serious.
  • clean-shaven
  • shaven head
  • shaven face

This guy's only guy that's clean shaven and is not that dirty.

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Examples

  • His lean, sun-browned face was clean-shaven, and his brown hair was worn shoulder length.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • - I like you better clean-shaven.

  • You look younger, clean shaven.

  • Can we afford to have you walking around and clean shaven?

  • Chief, do you want me clean-shaven?

  • In fact, by this light he looked 20, clean-shaven, and with a wide-open expression on his face.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • His companion was short and lean, clean-shaven, and possessed a dour expression.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • There was a freshly scrubbed look to his handsome, clean-shaven features, and his eyes were a clear, friendly blue.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • His manner, his clean-shaven cheeks and neat slacks, along with the word attorney, apparently impressed her.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • He decided to go to the interview clean-shaven to look professional.

Synonyms

shaved
vsshaven
40 1.0

Hair cut very close to the skin

means the same but differs only in word form or usage
clean-shaven
vsshaven
14 3.5

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

applies to hair removed closely anywhere rather than only the face
shorn
vsshaven
7 6.6

Having hair or wool cut very short close to the skin

uses a razor to remove hair closely against the skin rather than clipping
sheared
vsshaven
1 3.7

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

involves close razor removal against the skin rather than clipping with shears
smooth-shaven
vsshaven
1 3.7

Having a very smooth face and no beard

emphasizes close removal rather than the skin feeling smooth
well-shaven
vsshaven
1 3.0

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

is used for close removal rather than stressing that it was recent

Antonyms

9 3.0

Having short rough hair on the face like a light beard

Compounds

14 3.5

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

Having a very smooth face and no beard

1 3.0

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

How Smooth

clean-shaven
14 3.5
shaven
22 2.7
stubbly
2 4.4
bearded
36 1.0

Surface Forms

shaven positive

Morphology

shaven = shave (transparent) = shave + en

The adjective is the past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'shave' formed with the productive suffix '-en', so its meaning is directly derived from 'shave'.

Etymology

Shaven comes from the verb shave, which means 'to cut or scrape off' hair with a blade and you can see the same root in shave and shaving. So, shaven means 'having had the hair removed closely', giving a smooth face or head.