shorn

adjective

Definition of shornnext
as in hairless

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Recent Examples of shorn In place of the ancient forest was a shorn land besieged by uncontrollable wildfires, prone to land-slides and erosion. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 The wicketkeeper/batter struggled badly through the tournament and looked shorn of confidence even while bludgeoning his way to an unconvincing 25 off 17 balls at the Wankhede Stadium. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 The 32-year-old son of Rob and Michele Reiner wore a brown jumpsuit, and his hair was closely shorn. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 The scent of shorn wood, metal and instant coffee wafts through the air. — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025 Some 845,000 hectares of pasturelands are resting and recovering from overgrazing while herding communities transform shorn cashmere into sustainable fiber for luxury markets. — Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025 The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorn
  1. hairless
  2. bald
  3. glabrous
  4. shaved
  5. shaven
Adjective
  • Her boyfriend got a hairless cat, a guy pretending to be Wolverine, and a recipe for butter-chicken macaroni and cheese.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Every mammal has borders between haired and hairless skin, and those borders are drawn early, in the embryo, when skin cells decide whether to build a hair follicle.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of hairless
Adjective
  • Brun was primarily supplied by Maluelue Umu, a bald Samoan man with ties to the USO prison gang, whom Brun had met during his days volunteering at the jail.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms vary depending on the type of hair loss but commonly include gradual thinning, a widening part, a receding hairline, excessive shedding, round bald patches or the loss of eyebrows and eyelashes.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of bald
Adjective
  • This is the glabrous skin, or the surfaces that contact objects and terrain.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • In humans and other primates, Pacinian corpuscles lie deep in the underlayers of both glabrous and hairy skin and concentrate near joints.
    — Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of glabrous
Adjective
  • The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Middle Eastern man, about 35 years old, approximately 5-foot-8 with a thin build, shaved head, brown eyes and scruffy facial hair.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The suspect was described as Latino, about 25-35 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build and complexion and a bald or shaved head.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Definition of shaved
Adjective
  • The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also released a new photo of Anthony, 19, in which he's seen sporting a shaven head and wearing a sleeveless tunic.
    — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • But her career has been marred by high-profile incidents — including being photographed in 2007 with a freshly shaven head hitting a car with an umbrella.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of shaven

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