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- [shey-vuh n]
- /ˈʃeɪ vən/
- /ˈʃeɪ.vən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shey-vuh n]
- /ˈʃeɪ vən/
Definitions of shaven word
- verb shaven a past participle of shave. 1
- adjective shaven closely trimmed. 1
- verb without object shaven to remove a growth of beard with a razor. 1
- verb with object shaven to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor. 1
- verb with object shaven to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away). 1
- verb with object shaven to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather. 1
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Origin of shaven
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English schaven, schafen, Old English sc(e)afan; cognate with Dutch schaven to plane (a plank), abrade (the skin), Low German schaven, German schaben, Old Norse skafa to scrape, Gothic skaban to shear, shave; (noun) Middle English schave tool for shaving, Old English sc(e)afa, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Shaven
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shaven popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shaven usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shaven
adj shaven
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- baldheaded — having a bald head
- beardless — without a beard
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- cue ball — the ball struck by the cue, as distinguished from the object balls
adjective shaven
- mirrorlike — Resembling a mirror; reflective.
- whiskerless — Without whiskers.
Antonyms for shaven
adj shaven
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
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