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View synonyms for facial

facial

[ fey-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. of the face:

    facial expression.

  2. for the face:

    a facial cream.



noun

  1. a treatment to beautify the face.

facial

/ ˈfeɪʃəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the face


noun

  1. a beauty treatment for the face, involving cleansing, massage, and cosmetic packs

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Derived Forms

  • ˈfacially, adverb

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Other Words From

  • facial·ist noun
  • facial·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of facial1

1600–10; 1910–15 facial fordef 3; < Medieval Latin faciālis. See face, -al 1

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Example Sentences

He knew all about cilantro and the best facial cleanses, but in bed and on the kitchen table he was all about the ladies.

Until then, men shall all wearily grow our facial hair, wear flannel, and confuse the hell out of each other out on the streets.

Leaflets were widely distributed during that era saying that facial covering was what separated the Muslim woman from the infidel.

The black abaya and facial covering was imposed on all female government employees, and on schools and universities.

Montgomery gets his star turn when his facial recognition and code-breaking “technology” caught the eye of the CIA.

He was not quite sure of himself just then; his lips trembled a little; he could not altogether control his facial muscles.

Second, his prognathism, or projection of the jaws—his index of facial angle being about 70, as compared with the Caucasian 82.

Even more belligerent than the words was the tone and the facial expression of the speaker.

Then suddenly all the muscles around his mouth tightened like the facial muscles of a man who is hammering something.

But the nose grew longer and facial hair reappeared; simultaneously her complexion cleared, her posture straightened.

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