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clean-shaven

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having had hair (especially facial hair) shaved off, so that it is no longer visible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a clean-shaven man; a clean-shaven face; a clean-shaven leg

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barefaced, smooth-shaven

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

closely shaved recently

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: smooth-shaven, well-shaven

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: pure razita — having had hair shaved off
  • German: glattrasiert — having had hair shaved off
  • Greek: καλοξυρισμένος (kaloxyrisménos) — having had hair shaved off
  • Polish: ogolony — having had hair shaved off
  • Russian: безбородый (bezborodyj) — having had hair shaved off
  • Swedish: slätrakad — having had hair shaved off
  • Swedish: renrakad — having had hair shaved off
  • Welsh: di-farf — having had hair shaved off
  • Finnish: parraton — translations to be checked
  • Finnish: sileäleukainen — translations to be checked
  • Finnish: sileäposkinen — translations to be checked
  • Scottish Gaelic: air a bhearradh — translations to be checked