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- [kleen shey-vuh n]
- /klin ˈʃeɪ vən/
- /kliːn ˈʃeɪ.vən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kleen shey-vuh n]
- /klin ˈʃeɪ vən/
Definitions of clean-shaven word
- adjective clean-shaven If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache. 3
- adjective clean-shaven (of men) having the facial hair shaved off 3
- adjective clean-shaven (of a man) having the beard and mustache shaved off. 1
- adjective clean-shaven man: no beard, stubble 1
- adjective clean-shaven (Should we move(+) this sense?) Having had hair completely removed, especially facial hair that is freshly shaved. 0
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Origin of clean-shaven
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clean-shaven
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clean-shaven popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for clean-shaven
adj clean-shaven
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- egghead — an intellectual.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- shaved — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- baldheaded — having a bald head
Antonyms for clean-shaven
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