aftershave

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noun

a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving

OriginEnglish shave ← Middle English after- ← Old English æfter- →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounaftershave (countable and uncountable, plural aftershaves)

plural aftershaves · alternative after-shave

  1. countableuncountablea lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving

    The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.

    2013, Robert L. Buyer, Ursula T. Coute, Following the North Star, page 26

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*after
  5. Old Englishæfter
  6. Middle Englishafter
  7. Englishafter
  8. Old Englishæfter
  9. Old Englishæfter-
  10. Middle Englishafter-
  11. Englishafter-
  12. Englishshave
  13. Englishaftershave

From after- + shave.

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Translations

Catalan loció postafaitat
  • loció postafaitatlotion, gel or liquid
Chinese Mandarin 須後水 /须后水
  • 須後水 /须后水 (xūhòushuǐ)lotion, gel or liquid
Dutch aftershave
  • aftershavelotion, gel or liquid
Finnish partavesi, partageeli
  • partavesilotion, gel or liquid
  • partageelilotion, gel or liquid
French après-rasage
  • après-rasagelotion, gel or liquid
German Aftershave, Rasierwasser
  • Aftershavelotion, gel or liquid
  • Rasierwasserlotion, gel or liquid
Hungarian arcszesz
  • arcszeszlotion, gel or liquid
Irish lóis iarbhearrtha
  • lóis iarbhearrthalotion, gel or liquid
Italian dopobarba
  • dopobarbalotion, gel or liquid
Japanese アフターシェーブ
  • アフターシェーブ (afutāshēbu)lotion, gel or liquid
Korean 애프터셰이브
  • 애프터셰이브 (aepeuteosyeibeu)lotion, gel or liquid
Portuguese pós-barba
  • pós-barbalotion, gel or liquid
Romanian aftershave
  • aftershavelotion, gel or liquid
Russian одеколо́н, лосьо́н
  • одеколо́н (odekolón)lotion, gel or liquid
  • лосьо́н (losʹón)lotion, gel or liquid
  • гель (gelʹ)lotion, gel or liquid
Swedish rakvatten, aftershave
  • rakvattenlotion, gel or liquid
  • aftershavelotion, gel or liquid
Tagalog losyon sa bagong-ahit
  • losyon sa bagong-ahitlotion, gel or liquid
Welsh sent eillio
  • sent eilliolotion, gel or liquid
Cite this entry
APA

aftershave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftershave

MLA

“aftershave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftershave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aftershave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftershave.

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