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unshaven

adj · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Unkempt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

Examples

  • The recruit's face was smooth but for a single almost imperceptible hair protruding from his chin. "Unshaven!" screamed the officer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not shaved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unshaved

Antonyms: shaven

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English shaven English unshaven From un- + shaven.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: няго́лены (njahóljeny) — not having shaved
  • Belarusian: нябры́ты (njabrýty) — not having shaved
  • Bulgarian: небръснат (nebrǎsnat) — not having shaved
  • Czech: neoholený — not having shaved
  • Danish: ubarberet — not having shaved
  • Finnish: ajamaton — not having shaved
  • Finnish: ajamatta — not having shaved
  • Finnish: sänkinen — not having shaved
  • German: unrasiert — not having shaved
  • Greek: αξύριστος (axýristos) — not having shaved
  • Hungarian: borotválatlan — not having shaved
  • Hungarian: borostás — not having shaved
  • Latin: intonsus — not having shaved
  • Latin: irrasus — not having shaved
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ubarbert — not having shaved
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ubarbert — not having shaved
  • Polish: nieogolony — not having shaved
  • Russian: небри́тый (nebrítyj) — not having shaved
  • Spanish: desafeitado — not having shaved
  • Swedish: orakad — not having shaved
  • Ukrainian: него́лений (nehólenyj) — not having shaved
  • Ukrainian: небри́тий (nebrýtyj) — not having shaved