facial

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or concerning the face

   a facial massage

2. 2
   adj

   (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.).

   The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.

3. 3
   noun

   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 […]

4. 4
   noun

   A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face.

   Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.

5. 5
   adj

   of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object

6. 6
   noun

   care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams

7. 7
   noun

   cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

8. 8
   adj

   Of or affecting the face.

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).