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Definitions

clean-shaven

[kleen-shey-vuhn] / ˈklinˈʃeɪ vən /
ADJECTIVE
hairless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bald shaved
WEAK
baldheaded beardless cue ball depilated glabrate glabrescent glabrous shaven shorn skinhead smooth smooth-faced tonsured whiskerless
Antonyms
WEAK
furry hairy hirsute

Example Sentences

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The author chronicles the troubled youth and “vagrant years” of Tennyson, up until 1850, when the still clean-shaven poet experienced a sudden change of fortune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

At the windows, clean-shaven faces cast curious glances at the journalists in the compound.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

He was tall, clean-shaven, reddish-haired, with warm brown eyes that made you feel immediately seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

He even looked younger, swapping his clean-shaven exuberance for a moodier vibe, crooning ballads beneath a cap and shades that hid his face.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

T. Ray stared at me, clean-shaven, wearing a white short- sleeved shirt with chest hair curling through the neck opening.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd