face

Meaning

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. (informal, slang) One's facial expression.
3. (informal, slang) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
4. (informal, slang) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
5. (informal, slang) The mouth.
6. (informal, slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
7. (figuratively) Public image; outward appearance.
8. (figuratively) Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
9. (figuratively) Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
10. (figuratively) An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
11. (figuratively) Presence; sight; front.
12. (figuratively) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
13. (figuratively, informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
14. (figuratively, slang) 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 frontal aspect of something.
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.
21. The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
22. The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
23. 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).
24. (uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
25. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
26. The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
27. A typeface.
28. A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

Verb

1. (transitive) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
2. (transitive) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
3. (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
4. (transitive) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
5. (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
6. (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
7. (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
8. (transitive) To have as an opponent.
9. (intransitive) To be the batsman on strike.
10. (obsolete, transitive) To confront impudently; to bully.
11. (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
12. (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
13. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
14. To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.

Opposite of

heel

Synonyms

countenance

confront

appearance

look

front

visage

expression

encounter

mouth

looks

surface

meet

forehead

cheek

mug

side

oppose

features

form

aspect

honor

coat

🧥

typeface

grimace

shape

reputation

facial expression

turn

see

👀

head

turn toward

overlay

boldness

plate

back

🔙

figure

face up

facade

eye

👁️

dignity

meet face to face

complexion

present

physiognomy

opposite

fight

cheeks

outside

point

facet

Translations

visage

cara

Gesicht

face

faccia

cara

rosto

gezicht

viso

rostro

πρόσωπο

face

figure

volto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/feɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: face

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Late Latin faciēs
Late Latin facia
Old French facebor.
Middle English face
English face
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, countenance”) (from Old English hlēor), and non-native Middle English vis (“face, appearance, look”) (from Old French vis) and Middle English chere (“face”) from Old French chere.
In the sense of face as in reputation, influenced by Chinese 面子 (miànzi) or 臉／脸 (liǎn), both of which mean literally the front of the head and metaphorically one's public image. See lose face.

Sentences

The wind approached the boy and touched his face .

The levanter was still getting stronger , and he felt its force on his face .

I don't think he was any faker , not with that face .

Variety called Andree Lafayette " the ideal Trilby in face and figure ".