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facial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial Early 17th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin faciālis (“face-to-face, direct, open”), from faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, relational) Of or affecting the face.
  2. (not-comparable, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
  3. (not-comparable, qualifier:transferred sense) (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to on a more probing analysis, as it is applied, etc.).
    • Discipline is a form of counter-law, of dissymmetry and inequality, that operates under the discourse of juridical power to make possible the stated or facial claims of equality and rights characteristic of the French Revolution. 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 5, in Illusion of Order:
    • The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.

Deriveds

enantiofacial · distofacial · acrofacial · rhinofacial · cardiofacial · musculofacial · midfacial · oculomandibulofacial · facial tissue · odontofacial · Nablus mask-like facial syndrome · parafacial · facialist · labiofacial · occipitofacial · interfacial · microfacial · nonfacial · heterofacial · craniofacial · facio- · facial profiling · epifacial · idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma · minifacial · orthofacial · cytofacial · vajacial · equifacial · facial cream · immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome · perifacial · transfacial · facial soap · unifacial · zygomaticofacial · basifacial · facial artery · endofacial · cephalofacial · cofacial · multifacial · craniomaxillofacial · facial mask · facial angle · mesofacial · hemimaxillofacial · temporofacial · nasofacial · facial hair · oromaxillofacial · buccofacial · intrafacial · subfacial · facialness · linguofacial · mandibulofacial · facial nerve · velocardiofacial · facial pubes · panfacial · oculofacial · gustofacial · trigeminofacial · facial disc · centrofacial · orofacial · encephalofacial · bifacial · devil facial tumor disease · omnifacial · dentofacial · facial composite · mesiofacial · trifacial · dentomaxillofacial · retrofacial · facially · facial expression · brachyfacial · transverse facial artery · lithofacial · faciality · facial feature · suprafacial · facial yoga · exofacial · facial discrimination · dolichofacial · hemifacial · facialize · brachiofacial · acousticofacial · prefacial · cervicofacial · maxillofacial · urofacial · extrafacial

Translations (23)

bg лицев (of the face) · cmn 顏面的 /颜面的 (of the face) · ky тышы (of the face) · ml മുഖ (of the face) · ru лицево́й (of the face) · ky алды (of the face) · sv ansikts- (of the face) · es facial (of the face) · it facciale (of the face) · de Gesichts- (of the face) · ky өңү (of the face) · pt facial (of the face) · af gesigs- (of the face) · gl facial (of the face) · fi kasvo- (of the face) · mr चेहर्यासंबंधी (of the face) · es fisonómico (of the face) · ca facial (of the face) · te ముఖ (of the face) · eo vizaĝa (of the face) · cmn(of the face) · cs obličejový (of the face) · fr facial (of the face)

facial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial Early 17th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin faciālis (“face-to-face, direct, open”), from faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Meanings

  1. A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
  2. A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
    • But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […] 2004, Simon Popple, Joe Kember, Early Cinema: From Factory Gate to Dream Factory, page 92:
  3. (slang) (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face.
  4. (slang) A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face.
    • For the piece she spoke to two women who said they enjoy facials, and who described the act as ‘the mark of a job well done’ and ‘really hot’. But Reid concludes that she herself finds facials deeply unpleasant. 2021, Rachel Thompson, chapter 5, in Rough, Random House:
    • Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
facials Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

self-facial

Deriveds

cryofacial · brachiofacial · vampire facial

Synonyms

money shot

Translations (14)

ja 顔射 (sex act) · gl facial (beauty treatment) · gl facial (sex act) · mr फेशियल (beauty treatment) · ko 얼싸 (sex act) · cmn 面部護理 /面部护理 (beauty treatment) · sv ansiktsbehandling (beauty treatment) · pl maseczka (beauty treatment) · fr faciale (sex act) · mr फेशियल (sex act) · ko 얼굴 사정 (sex act) · cmn 顏射 /颜射 (sex act) · yue facial (fei¹ sou⁴) (beauty treatment) · fi kasvohoito (beauty treatment)