facial

[ fey-shuhl ]

adjective

1. of the face:

   facial expression.

2. for the face:

   a facial cream.

noun

1. a treatment to beautify the face.

facial

/ ˈfeɪʃəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the face

noun

1. a beauty treatment for the face, involving cleansing, massage, and cosmetic packs

Derived Forms

• ˈfacially, adverb

Other Words From

• facial·ist noun
• facial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of facial¹

1600–10; 1910–15 facial fordef 3; < Medieval Latin faciālis. See face, -al ¹

Example Sentences

Earlier this month Canadian privacy authorities found Clearview had breached local laws when it collected photos of people to plug into its facial recognition database without their knowledge or permission.

From TechCrunch

He measured out the distances between different facial features in printed photographs and fed them into a computer program.

From MIT Technology Review

VRE said the agency does not expect changes to enforcement, in which conductors request compliance from any passenger not wearing a facial covering.

From Washington Post

This has implications not just for image generation, but for all computer-vision applications, including video-based candidate assessment algorithms, facial recognition, and surveillance.

From MIT Technology Review

Some workers don’t like the role their companies have in society, such as selling AI software to militaries or facial recognition tools to police.

From Washington Post

He knew all about cilantro and the best facial cleanses, but in bed and on the kitchen table he was all about the ladies.

From The Daily Beast

Until then, men shall all wearily grow our facial hair, wear flannel, and confuse the hell out of each other out on the streets.

From The Daily Beast

Leaflets were widely distributed during that era saying that facial covering was what separated the Muslim woman from the infidel.

From The Daily Beast

The black abaya and facial covering was imposed on all female government employees, and on schools and universities.

From The Daily Beast

Montgomery gets his star turn when his facial recognition and code-breaking “technology” caught the eye of the CIA.

From The Daily Beast

He was not quite sure of himself just then; his lips trembled a little; he could not altogether control his facial muscles.

From Project Gutenberg

Second, his prognathism, or projection of the jaws—his index of facial angle being about 70, as compared with the Caucasian 82.

From Project Gutenberg

Even more belligerent than the words was the tone and the facial expression of the speaker.

From Project Gutenberg

Then suddenly all the muscles around his mouth tightened like the facial muscles of a man who is hammering something.

From Project Gutenberg

But the nose grew longer and facial hair reappeared; simultaneously her complexion cleared, her posture straightened.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• exterior
• outer
• outward
• shallow
• superficial