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shaven

shaven

23 2.7
Almost no hair on the face or head because it is cut close to the skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃeɪvən/
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  • 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

clean-shaven
vsshaven
12 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
3 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
shaved
vsshaven
1 1.0

Hair cut very close to the skin

means the same but differs only in word form or usage
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
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
sheared
vsshaven
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

Antonyms

10 3.0

Having short rough hair on the face like a light beard

Compounds

12 3.5

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

Having a very smooth face and no beard

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

How Smooth

clean-shaven
12 3.5
shaven
23 2.7
stubbly
2 4.4
bearded
52 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.