Facial Meaning
/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or affecting the face.
adjConcerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
Sentence Examples
Observe his facial reaction when we mention a price.
The dog has various facial expressions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She applied a soothing clay mask as part of her weekly ____ treatment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She had a ____ today to cleanse her skin and relax after a very stressful week at work.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree 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-der.? 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).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She applied a soothing clay mask as part of her weekly ____ treatment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She had a ____ today to cleanse her skin and relax after a very stressful week at work.