clean-shaven

Without facial hair

Clean-shaven describes a man whose facial hair has been completely removed by shaving—no beard, no mustache, no stubble.

The term distinguishes a smooth face from any degree of facial hair: He kept himself clean-shaven throughout his military career.

The compound implies deliberate maintenance rather than natural hairlessness.

grooming

razor

Blade for removing hair

blade · gel · balm · lotion · tonic · smooth · whiskerless · shorn · trim · groomed

appearance

neat

Orderly, or undiluted

dapper · spruce · well-groomed · fresh-faced · youthful · boyish · slick · presentable · sharp · refined

professional

corporate

Of or relating to companies

formal · conservative · military · uniform · interview · dress code · regulation · buttoned-up · conventional · respectable

Categories
Opposites
facial hair presence

clean-shavenbearded

Having facial hair

unshaven · bewhiskered · mustachioed · goateed · bristly

grooming state

clean-shavenunshaven

Having facial bristles

unshaved · scruffy · unkempt · bristly · stubbly

Family

cleanshaven

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G