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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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For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

In May 2023, BBC Scotland News saw a message posted on Police Scotland's internal website from the then Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs outlining plans to introduce a clean-shaven policy.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

They are short, tall, flabby, lean, clean-shaven, bearded, bald and pony-tailed.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

He was clean-shaven and kept his brown hair cut short.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel