clean-shaven

adjective

clean-shav·​en ˈklēn-ˈshā-vən 

: having the hair shaved off

His colorful language is as much a part of his image as his clean-shaven head and bulging biceps.

—Roman Modrowski

especially : having a shaved face : having no beard or mustache

Her ideal mate is at least 6-foot-3, athletic and either clean-shaven or sporting a nice goatee.

—Ebony

Examples of clean-shaven in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Said was clean-shaven, with close-cropped, graying hair and thin, rectangular glasses. —Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

Inside the Mission-style former school building, all three are dressed in black, the guitarist and drummer both clean-shaven. —Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 May 2026

Fennell said she is frequently distracted by female characters adhering to modern grooming standards — like clean-shaven armpits — in period pieces like Jane Austen adaptations. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026

In one case, an order from Jamba Juice was assigned to a bearded man named Aram, but the person who arrived appeared significantly younger and clean-shaven. —Amy Corral, CBS News, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for clean-shaven

• engraven
• unshaven
• craven
• flavin
• graven
• haven
• maven
• pavan
• raven
• shaven
• riboflavin