- of or relating to the face
- a beauty treatment for the face, involving cleansing, massage, and cosmetic packs
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fa•cial /ˈfeɪʃəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of the face:a facial expression.
- used to improve the condition or appearance of the face:a facial cream.
n. [countable]
- a treatment to beautify the face:She had a facial at the beauty parlor.
fa•cial
(fā′shəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
fa′cial•ly, adv.
- of the face:facial expression.
- for the face:a facial cream.
n.
- a treatment to beautify the face.
- Medieval Latin faciālis. See face, -al1
- 1600–10; 1910–15 for def. 3;
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facial /ˈfeɪʃəl/ adj
fas•ci•a
(fash′ē ə for 1, 3–5; fā′shə for 2),USA pronunciation n., pl. fas•ci•ae
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(fash′ē ē′)USA pronunciation for 1, 3–5; fas•cias (fā′shəz)USA pronunciation for 2.
- Clothinga band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- British TermsAlso called fas′cia board′. facia.
- Architecture
- any relatively broad, flat, horizontal surface, as the outer edge of a cornice, a stringcourse, etc.
- any of a number of horizontal bands, usually three in number, each projecting beyond the one below to form the architrave in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
- Anatomy, Zoology
- a band or sheath of connective tissue investing, supporting, or binding together internal organs or parts of the body.
- tissue of this kind.
- Zoology, Botanya distinctly marked band of color.
- Latin: band, bandage; akin to fasces
- 1555–65
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fascia, facia /ˈfeɪʃɪə/ n ( pl -ciae /-ʃɪˌiː/)
- the flat surface above a shop window
- a flat band or surface, esp a part of an architrave or cornice
- /ˈfæʃɪə/ fibrous connective tissue occurring in sheets beneath the surface of the skin and between muscles and groups of muscles
- a distinctive band of colour, as on an insect or plant
- Brit
a less common name for dashboard
'facial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aspect
- beauty salon
- clean-shaven
- facies
- grimace
- Identikit
- lineament
- loggerhead
- long face
- megacephaly
- microdermabrasion
- monocle
- phizog
- Photofit
- photogenic
- physiognomy
- risus sardonicus
- smile
- smiley
- snarl
- sneer
- sourpuss
- straight face
- videofit
- wry
- acne
- airbrush
- aromatherapy
- Bell's palsy
- bifacial
- body language
- bush pig
- change
- cheer
- chin strap
- close helmet
- clown white
- clypeus
- common yellow throat
- countenance
- cranial nerve
- craniofacial
- crocodile tears
- Cushing's disease
- demeanor
- dispenser
- eunuchoidism
- facia
- facial angle
- facial index