facies

Meaning

Verb

second-person singular future active indicative of faciō

Noun

1. (declension-5, usually) make, form, shape, figure, configuration
2. (Classical-Latin, declension-5, usually) a particular face, countenance or visage
3. (Classical-Latin, declension-5, figuratively) external form, look, condition, appearance
4. (Classical-Latin, declension-5, figuratively) external form, look, condition, appearance
5. (Classical-Latin, declension-5, figuratively, poetic) external form, look, condition, appearance
6. (declension-5) beauty, loveliness

Concepts

face

countenance

appearance

aspect

look

shape

visage

view

sight

form

air

mug

pace

respect

guise

configuration

speed

velocity

condition

complexion

expression

Synonyms

vultus

aspectamen

aer

forma

aspectus

Translations

Gesicht

visage

cara

rosto

viso

gezicht

cara

faccia

semblante

Antlitz

πρόσωπο

cara

rostro

وجه

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfa.ki.eːs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fakjēs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, set, put, impose, place”); faciēs is to faciō as speciēs is to speciō, literally meaning "a make, imposed form".