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shaven

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • shā′vən
  • /ˈʃeɪ.vən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪvən
  • CMU ARPABET: SH EY1 V AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been shaved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of shave

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shaved

Antonyms: unshaven

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: го́лены (hóljeny) — having been shaved
  • Belarusian: бры́ты (brýty) — having been shaved
  • Bulgarian: бръ́снат (brǎ́snat) — having been shaved
  • Czech: oholený — having been shaved
  • French: rasé — having been shaved
  • German: rasiert — having been shaved
  • Ancient Greek: ξυστός (xustós) — having been shaved
  • Polish: zgolony — having been shaved
  • Polish: golony — having been shaved
  • Polish: ogolony — having been shaved
  • Polish: podgolony — having been shaved
  • Russian: бри́тый (brítyj) — having been shaved
  • Russian: вы́бритый (výbrityj) — having been shaved
  • Swedish: rakad — having been shaved
  • Ukrainian: го́лений (hólenyj) — having been shaved
  • Ukrainian: бри́тий (brýtyj) — having been shaved