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

The fresco shows a youthful, clean-shaven Jesus dressed in a toga and carrying a goat on his shoulders, according to The Associated Press, which was the first international media organization given access to the tomb. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025

Shawnna was the first to be confronted with Michael’s new clean-shaven look. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

The newly clean-shaven freshman didn’t hesitate and instead just played his game. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025

Participants start clean-shaven on Nov. 1 and spend the month grooming and growing their moustaches. —Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025

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