clean-shaven en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Having had hair (especially facial hair) shaved off, so that it is no longer visible.
A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
1903, Arthur Conan Doyle, “How the Brigadier Triumphed in England”, in The Adventures of Gerard:a clean-shaven man; a clean-shaven face; a clean-shaven leg
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleanshaven | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most clean-shaven | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| clean-shaved | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more clean-shaven | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
fi parraton (translations to be checked) · sv slätrakad (having had hair shaved off) · sv renrakad (having had hair shaved off) · de glattrasiert (having had hair shaved off) · eo pure razita (having had hair shaved off) · pl ogolony (having had hair shaved off) · el καλοξυρισμένος (having had hair shaved off) · fi sileäleukainen (translations to be checked) · fi sileäposkinen (translations to be checked) · cy di-farf (having had hair shaved off) · gd air a bhearradh (translations to be checked) · ru безбородый (having had hair shaved off)