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face

Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪ̯s/

The English word “face” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
  2. One's facial expression.
  3. A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
  4. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
  5. The mouth.
  6. Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
  7. Public image; outward appearance.
  8. Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
  9. Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
  10. An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
  11. Presence; sight; front.
  12. A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
  13. A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
  14. A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
  15. The frontal aspect of something.
  16. The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
  17. The directed force of something.
  18. Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
  19. Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
  20. The front surface of a bat.

Etymology

From Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (“form, appearance”). Doublet of facies. Displaced native onlete (“face, countenance, appearance”), anleth (“face”), from Old English anwlite, andwlita, compare German Antlitz; Old English ansīen (“face”), Middle English neb (“face, nose”) (from Old English nebb), Middle English ler, leor, leer (“face, cheek,…

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