facial

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ Rhymes: -eɪʃəl === Adjective === facial (not comparable) (relational) Of or affecting the face. (medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face. (transferred sense, law) (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.). ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === facial (plural facials) (medicine) A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face. (film) A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor. (slang, sports) (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face. (slang, pornography, sex) A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face. Synonym: money shot Coordinate term: self-facial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “facial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “facial”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === cafila == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin faciālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [fə.siˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [fa.siˈal] === Adjective === facial m or f (masculine and feminine plural facials) facial === Further reading === “facial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Chinese == === Etymology === From English facial. === Pronunciation === === Noun === facial (Hong Kong Cantonese) facial; personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face 做facial [Cantonese] ― zou6 fei1 sou4 [Jyutping] ― to have a facial treatment === References === English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese == French == === Etymology === From Latin faciālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.sjal/ === Adjective === facial (feminine faciale, masculine plural faciaux, feminine plural faciales) facial ==== Derived terms ==== valeur faciale === Further reading === “facial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin faciālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: fa‧ci‧al === Adjective === facial m or f (plural faciais) facial (of the face) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “facial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “facial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “facial”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “facial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French facial. === Adjective === facial m or n (feminine singular facială, masculine plural faciali, feminine/neuter plural faciale) facial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin faciālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈθjal/ [faˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /faˈsjal/ [faˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: fa‧cial === Adjective === facial m or f (masculine and feminine plural faciales) facial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “facial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025