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smooth-shaven

smooth-shaven

1 3.7
Having a very smooth face and no beard
  • adjective
  • /smuːðˈʃeɪvən/
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  • He rubbed his hand over his smooth-shaven face, enjoying the coolness of his clean skin.
  • smooth-shaven jaw

Examples

  • Maggie patted his smooth-shaven cheek.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The actor appeared on stage, his smooth-shaven jaw giving him a polished and sophisticated look.

  • He'd had a strong jaw, smooth-shaven.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "Davis rubbed the smooth-shaven front of his chin, plucked at the beard that grew under his jaw.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Danny looks at AVI (athletic, smooth-shaven) who grins sardonically and fakes a punch as ... #DANNY#

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The man was smooth-shaven and darkly tanned; his jaw was thin, his nose a decisive point in a sharp-featured face. His hair was dark reddish-brown, pulled back in a neat braided queue.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Maggie smiled as she touched his smooth-shaven cheek, appreciating how soft it felt.

Synonyms

shaven
vssmooth-shaven
23 2.7

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

is an even closer result focusing on skin smoothness
clean-shaven
vssmooth-shaven
12 3.5

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

is a nearer finish that emphasizes a smooth skin feel
shaved
vssmooth-shaven
1 1.0

Hair cut very close to the skin

is an even closer finish that highlights skin smoothness
smooth-faced
vssmooth-shaven
1 4.4

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

is more about an especially smooth skin feel than general hair absence
well-shaven
vssmooth-shaven
3.0

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

is an even closer finish that stresses how smooth the skin feels

Antonyms

bearded
52 1.0

With hair on the chin and cheeks

stubbly
2 4.4

Having short, rough hairs that feel prickly on the skin

How Clean-Shaven

smooth-shaven
1 3.7
stubbled
1 6.0
bearded
52 1.0

Surface Forms

smooth-shaven positive

Morphology

smooth-shaven = smooth + shaven (transparent) = smooth + shaven

The adjective is a direct combination of 'smooth' and 'shaven', so its meaning is directly derived and easy for learners to infer.

Etymology

Smooth-shaven combines smooth, which means 'even' or 'without rough hair', and shaven, from shave, which means 'to cut hair'. It gives the picture of a face cut very close to the skin and feeling smooth, so smooth-shaven means a man has been very closely shaved.