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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 See also 3 Italian 3.1 Verb 4 Romanian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Verb 4.3.1 Conjugation 4.3.2 See also

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
right	each	between	#174: face	tell	because	few

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[ Etymology

From Old French (and modern) face, from Latin facies (“‘form, appearance’”)

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: fās, IPA: /feɪs/, SAMPA: /feIs/
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• Rhymes: -eɪs

[ Noun

Singular face

Plural faces

face (plural faces)

1. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.

   She has a pretty face.

2. One's facial expression.

   Why the sad face?

3. The public image; outward appearance.

   The face of this company.

   He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.

4. Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
5. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron.
6. Any surface; especially a front or outer one.

   Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.

   They climbed the north face of the mountain.

   She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.

7. The numbered dial of a clock or watch.
8. (slang) The mouth.

   Shut your face!

   He's always stuffing his face with chips.

9. (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

   I'll be out in a sec, just let me put on my face.

10. (slang, professional wrestling) The good guy; a wrestler embodying heroic or virtuous traits.

    The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.

11. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
12. (card games) the side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck)
13. (typography) A typeface.

[ Synonyms

• (part of head): countenance, visage, phiz (obsolete), phizog (obsolete)
• (facial expression): countenance, expression, facial expression, look, visage
• (public image): image, public image, reputation
• (of a polyhedron): facet (not in mathematical use), surface (not in mathematical use)
• (slang: mouth): cakehole, gob, mush, piehole, trap
• (slang: wrestling): good guy, hero

[ Derived terms

terms derived from face (noun)

baby face face down faceless face-off face-saving Template:trans-mid4 face to face, face-to-face face up face value game face in face of Template:trans-mid4 in one's face in thee face of just another pretty face lose face pull a face Template:trans-mid4 put a good face on save face shit-faced

[ Related terms

• façade
• facial
• surface

[ Translations

part of head

Afrikaans: gesig Ainu: ナン (nan) Albanian: fytyrë Arabic: وجه (wajh) Bulgarian: лице (lice) n., лик (lik) m., образ (obraz) m. Catalan: cara f., faç f. (archaism) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 臉, simpl. 脸 (liǎn) Crimean Tatar: bet, yüz Croatian: lice hr(hr) n. Czech: tvář cs(cs) f., obličej cs(cs) m. Danish: ansigt da(da) n. Dutch: gezicht n., aangezicht n., gelaat n. Esperanto: vizaĝo eo(eo) Estonian: nägu Finnish: kasvot pl., naama (colloquial) French: face fr(fr) f., visage fr(fr) m., figure fr(fr) f. German: Gesicht de(de) n. Greek: πρόσωπο el(el) f. Guaraní: tova Hebrew: פנים (he) (paním) f. pl., פרצוף (he) (partsúf) m. Hungarian: arc hu(hu) Ido: vizajo Italian: faccia it(it) f., viso it(it) m., volto it(it) m. Japanese: 顔 (かお, kao)

Korean: 얼굴 ko(ko) (eolgul) Kuna: wagar Kurdish: rû m., serçav Polish, dêm m., ده‌موچاو Latvian: seja f. Malayalam: മുഖം (mukham) Maltese: wiċċ m. Norwegian: ansikt no(no) n., fjes no(no) n. Old English: andwlita ang(ang) Old Prussian: prusna Polish: twarz pl(pl) f. Portuguese: face pt(pt) f., rosto pt(pt) m. Romanian: faţă ro(ro) Russian: лицо (litsó) n. Sardinian: cara f. Slovene: obraz sl(sl) m. Spanish: cara es(es) f., faz es(es) f., rostro es(es) m. Swahili: uso sw(sw) Swedish: ansikte sv(sv) n. Tagalog: mukha Tamazight: ⵓⴷⴻⵎ (udem) m. Telugu: ముఖము (mukhamu) Turkish: yüz tr(tr) Welsh: wyneb Yiddish: פנים (ponim)

facial expression

Afrikaans: gesig Catalan: cara f., rictus m., gest m. Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 表情, simpl. 表情 (biǎoqíng) Crimean Tatar: yüz Czech: tvář cs(cs) f., obličej cs(cs) m. Danish: ansigt n., ansigtsudtryk n. Dutch: gelaatsuitdrukking nl(nl) f. Finnish: ilme fi(fi) German: Gesicht n., Gesichtsausdruck m. Greek: γκριμάτσα el(el) f.

Hebrew: פנים (he) (paním) Template:f pl, פרצוף (he) (partsúf) m. Japanese: 表情 (ひょうじょう, hyōjō) Maltese: fattizzi Norwegian: mine no(no) m. Polish: mina pl(pl) f. Portuguese: cara pt(pt) f., face pt(pt) f. Russian: выражение лица n., гримаса f. (usually used for unhappy expressions), мина (mína) f. Spanish: gesto es(es) m., cara es(es) f., mueca es(es) f. Swedish: min c., uppsyn c.

public image

Arabic: مظهر ar(ar) (maẓhar) Catalan: cara Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 面子, simpl. 面子 (miànzi) Crimean Tatar: yüz Danish: facade da(da) c. Dutch: gezicht nl(nl) n. Finnish: kasvot fi(fi) German: Gesicht de(de) n.

Greek: εικόνα el(el) f. Japanese: 体面 (たいめん, taimen), 世間体 (せけんてい, sekentei) Norwegian: anseelse m. Polish: twarz pl(pl) f. Portuguese: face pt(pt) f. Russian: лицо ru(ru) n. Spanish: imagen es(es) f., cara es(es) f. Swedish: ansikte n., anseende n., prestige c.

of a polyhedron

Afrikaans: kant Catalan: cara f., faceta f. Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 表面, simpl. 表面 (biǎomiàn) Danish: flade c. Dutch: zijde nl(nl) Finnish: tahko fi(fi) French: face fr(fr) f. German: Fläche de(de) f., Facette de(de) f. Hebrew: פן (he) (pán) m.

Ido: edro Japanese: 面 (めん, men) Korean: 면(面, myoen) Norwegian: flate m., side m. Polish: ściana pl(pl) f. Portuguese: face pt(pt) f., lado pt(pt) m. Russian: грань ru(ru) f. Spanish: faz es(es) f., cara es(es) f. Swedish: yta sv(sv) c.

surface, especially a front or outer one

Danish: flade c., yderside c. Finnish: puoli fi(fi)

Norwegian: side no(no) m. Russian: поверхность ru(ru) n.

numbered dial of a clock or watch

Spanish: cara es(es) f., esfera es(es) f.