shaven

[US]/'ʃeɪvn/
[UK]/'ʃevən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having had facial hair removed; having had a haircut
v. to remove hair, especially facial hair, by shaving

Phrases & Collocations

clean-shaven

freshly shaven

smoothly shaven

Example Sentences

He always keeps his head shaven.

She prefers her legs shaven.

The barber shaven his beard neatly.

He felt refreshed after getting his shaven head massaged.

She decided to get her shaven eyebrows tattooed.

The athlete had his body shaven for better performance.

The monk's shaven head symbolizes renunciation of worldly possessions.

She found the sensation of her shaven legs against clean sheets enjoyable.

He felt self-conscious about his shaven chest at the beach.

The model's shaven eyebrows gave her a unique look.

Real-world Examples

His beard straggles because he hasn't shaven for a week.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

He was clean shaven, and his large face looked uncomfortably naked.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

He was clean shaven and young and had merry, kind eyes.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The wells are to the right, my brothers, said one, a hard-lipped, clean- shaven man with grizzly hair.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Half an hour later he emerged smooth shaven.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

He stroked his shaven chin with his thin hand; the veins stood out on it and it was almost transparent.

Source: New Version of University English Comprehensive Course 4

Surely you know him—a tall young fellow, closely shaven.

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

He was clean shaven, and his hair was closely cropped.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

He was a big man, clean shaven, with a heavy jowl.

Source: Hidden danger

As the young man was clean shaven, the retort provoked a laugh at his expense.

Source: The Unnamed Jude (Middle)

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