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facial
CEFRB1
/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Related to a person's face.
- 02
noun
A beauty treatment for the face.
Examples
Observe his facial reaction when we mention a price.
The dog has various facial expressions.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meanings(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.).
Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
Of or affecting the face.
More examples
In contextLong-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.
The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.
But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […]
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Origin
adjective
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).