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Added 7 October 2026

face

/ˈfeɪ̯s/ noun

In Latin: faciēs, vultus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about face at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
That girl has a pretty face.
One's facial expression.
Why the sad face?
One's facial expression.
Why the sad face?

verb

To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
Face the sun.
To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
Turn the chair so it faces the table.
To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

adverb

Intensely.
He's tripping face.

Origin

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.

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