Definition for: face

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English

Etymology

From Old (and modern) French face, from Latin facies , form, appearance

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

   The face of this company.

4. ( geometry ) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron.
5. The numbered dial of a clock or watch.
6. ( cricket ) The front surface of a bat.
7. ( slang ) The mouth.

   Shut your face!

   He's always stuffing his face with chips.

8. ( professional wrestling slang ) In professional wrestling, the good guy; a wrestler embodying heroic or virtuous traits.

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

9. 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.

Synonyms

• ( part of head ): countenance, visage
• ( 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 )
• ( of a cricket bat ):
• ( slang: mouth ): cakehole, gob, mush, piehole, trap
• ( slang: in wrestling ):
• ( surface, especially a front or outer one ): surface

Derived terms

Related terms

• façade
• facial
• surface

Translations

part of head

facial expression

public image

of a polyhedron

front surface of a bat

slang: the mouth

slang: in wrestling

surface, especially a front or outer one

• Basque : aurpegi, begitarte, imintzio
• Cebuano : nawung
• Chinese : 脸 (liǎn), 面孔 (miǎn kǒng)
• Guarani : ova (t-)
• Hawaiian : maka, helehelena, alo
• Hebrew : פניים f .
• Ilocano : rupa
• Indonesian : wajah, rupa
• Interlingua : facie
• Korean : 얼굴 (eolgul)
• Latin : facies (4)
• Persian : چهره (chehreh)
• Pitjantjatjara : yunpa, mulya
• Romanian : faţă f .
• Surigaonon : wayong
• Tamazight : audm m .
• Tausug : bayhu'
• Tupinambá : obá (t-)
• Ukrainian : лице (lytsé) n .

Verb

to face ( third-person singular simple present faces , present participle facing , simple past faced , past participle faced )

1. ( transitive ) Of a person or animal, to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

   face the sun

2. ( transitive ) Of an object, to have its front closest to (something else).

   Turn the chair so it faces the table.

3. ( transitive ) To deal with (a difficult situation or person).

   I'm going to have to face this sooner or later

4. ( intransitive ) ( cricket ) To be the striking batsman.

Synonyms

• ( position oneself/itself towards ):
• ( have its front closest to ):
• ( deal with ): confront, deal with

Derived terms

• face facts
• face the music
• face up to

Translations

position oneself/itself towards

have its front closest to

deal with

• Chinese : 面向 (mianxiang), 正视 (zhengshi), 朝向 (chaoxiang)
• Indonesian : menghadap (1), menghadapi (2)
• Interlingua : esser de fronte a (1), confrontar, facer fronte a (2)
• Korean : 직면하다 (直面, jikmyeonhada)
• Persian : رویارویی (ruyaru'i)
• Romanian : poziţiona, îndrepta, (1) întâlni (2)

Adjective

1. ( professional wrestling slang ) Describing the good guy wrestler.

See also

• article on the face (in anatomy)

External links

• MathWorld article on geometrical faces

French

Noun

face f . ( plural faces )

1. face ( anatomy )
2. surface, side
3. face ( geometry )

See also

• aspect
• figure
• surface
• tête
• visage

Italian

Verb

face

1. ( archaic ) third-person singular indicative present of fare

Romanian

Etymology

Latin facere

Verb

face ( informally used as "a face")

1. do

Other Translations for "face"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		..-. .- -.-. .
Binary		1100110 1100001 1100011 1100101
Hex		66616365
Pig Latin		acefay

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