facial

US /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #7011

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to or affecting the face.

She used facial expressions to show how she was feeling.
2

noun
A beauty treatment for the face involving cleansing and massage.

She booked a facial to relax before her big interview.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms facials

Derived forms acousticofacialacrofacialbasifacialbifacialbrachiofacialbrachyfacialbuccofacialcardiofacialcentrofacialcephalofacialcervicofacialcofacial

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Phrases (1)

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facial gesture
a movement of the face that communicates a feeling or message

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? 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).

faciālis la-med

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# facial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
**Frequency rank:** 7011

## Meanings
1. Relating to or affecting the face.
2. A beauty treatment for the face involving cleansing and massage.

## Examples
- She used facial expressions to show how she was feeling.
- She booked a facial to relax before her big interview.

## Derived Forms
- acousticofacial
- acrofacial
- basifacial
- bifacial
- brachiofacial
- brachyfacial
- buccofacial
- cardiofacial
- centrofacial
- cephalofacial
- cervicofacial
- cofacial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: faciālis

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? 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).

## AI Etymology
Facial is 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). In present-day use, it can mean relating to or affecting the face, or a beauty treatment for the face involving cleansing and massage. Derived formations include acousticofacial, acrofacial, basifacial, bifacial, brachiofacial.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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