unshaven B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌʌnˈʃeɪ.vən/ UK /ˌʌnˈʃeɪ.vən/ See IPA manual Freq #53543 Meanings 1 adj not recently shaved, especially so that short facial hair is visible He arrived unshaven and travel-stained after spending the night on the train. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not recently shaved,... stubblyunshaved ↔ Opposites clean-shavenshaved Word family Related forms shavestubblebeard Etymology Formed from un- ("not") + shaven, the old strong past participle of shave. Shaven survives especially in compounds and fixed descriptions such as clean-shaven and unshaven. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # unshaven **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnˈʃeɪ.vən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnˈʃeɪ.vən/ **Frequency rank:** 53543 ## Meanings 1. not recently shaved, especially so that short facial hair is visible ## Examples - He arrived unshaven and travel-stained after spending the night on the train. ## Synonyms - stubbly - unshaved ## Antonyms - clean-shaven - shaved ## Related Forms - shave - stubble - beard ## Etymology Formed from un- ("not") + shaven, the old strong past participle of shave. Shaven survives especially in compounds and fixed descriptions such as clean-shaven and unshaven. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown