clean-shaven

[kleen-shey-vuhn]

adjective

1. (of a man) having the beard and mustache shaved off.

clean-shaven

adjective

1. (of men) having the facial hair shaved off

Word History and Origins

Origin of clean-shaven¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

He’s a dashing, square-jawed, clean-shaven matinee idol with a luxurious head of long, curly black hair.

From Los Angeles Times

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

It showed Pratt with a beard, which contradicted the widower’s initial description of the shooter as “a clean-shaven black man.”

From Los Angeles Times

The dress code requires its employees to wear company-issued hats with their hair tucked in, and male employees must be clean-shaven, the lawsuit says.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s not just his burly 6-foot-4 frame, his clean-shaven head or the boldly patterned, brightly colored Hawaiian shirts he’s adopted as an unofficial uniform.

From Los Angeles Times

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