shaven

Lacking facial hair

Shaven is the past participle of shave, used as an adjective meaning having had hair removed: a clean-shaven face, a shaven head.

It appears most often with modifiers like clean- or close-, or when describing heads.

In other contexts, shaved is more common: He shaved this morning, freshly shaved legs.

bare

bald

Without hair on head

exposed · naked · uncovered · depilated · denuded · glabrous · plucked · stripped · baldness · alopecia

grooming

razor

Blade for removing hair

foam · aftershave · stubble · clippers · balm · tonic · straight razor · safety razor · nick · styptic

style

beard

Facial hair growth

whiskers · tonsure · buzzcut · crewcut · fade · undercut · clean-cut · close-cropped · trimmed · shaped

texture

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

velvety · supple · unblemished · glabrous · close · even · polished · slick · touchable

appearance

neat

Orderly, or undiluted

  • kemptNeatly maintained in appearance
  • tidyFree from clutter
  • sharpFine-edged, or astute

clean-cut · dapper · polished · sleek · well-groomed · presentable · refined · crisp · fresh · immaculate

Opposites
facial/body hair presence

shavenbearded

Having facial hair

unshaven · hairy · whiskered · bewhiskered · full-bearded

hair texture/growth stage

shavenstubbly

Having short rough growth

stubbled · bristly · bristled · whiskery · rough

Phrases
Family

shave, shaving, shaved, unshaven, shaver, shavers, reshave, reshaved, clean-shaven

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G