Definition of FACIAL

facial

Plural: facials

Noun

  • cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
  • care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
  • A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
  • A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
  • (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face.
  • A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face.
  • pl. -S a treatment for the face

Adjective

  • of or concerning the face
    • "a facial massage"
    • "facial hair"
    • "facial expression"
  • of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object

Adj

  • Of or affecting the face.
  • Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
  • (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.).

Examples

  • "Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial."
  • "The facial constitutionality of the law is in question."

Origin / 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).

Synonyms

facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve, money shot

Scrabble Score: 11

facial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
facial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
facial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

facial is a valid Words With Friends word