shaven

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪvən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪvən

Adjective

shaven

1. Having been shaved.
   • 1784, The House that Jack Built, page 8:

     This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]

Usage notes

• The adjectives shaven and shaved have no semantic difference, although shaven is especially used in combination (such as in "newly-shaven").

Derived terms

• clean-shaven
• shaven latten
• unshaven

 

Translations

having been shaved

Belarusian: го́лены (hóljeny), бры́ты (brýty) Bulgarian: бръ́снат (bg) (brǎ́snat) Czech: oholený French: rasé (fr) German: rasiert (de) Greek: Ancient: ξυστός (xustós) Polish: zgolony, golony, ogolony, podgolony (partially shaven from under) Russian: бри́тый (ru) (brítyj), вы́бритый (ru) (výbrityj) Swedish: rakad (sv) Ukrainian: го́лений (hólenyj), бри́тий (uk) (brýtyj)

Verb

shaven

1. past participle of shave

Anagrams

• Hesvan, havens, heav'ns