faces

fac-es · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "face": the front parts of heads from the forehead to the chin.

  2. 2.

    Expressions shown on people's faces.

  3. 3.

    The surfaces of objects, especially flat surfaces.

  4. 4.

    (verb, third person singular) Turns toward or confronts.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    new faces — people who are newcomers or unfamiliar
  • •
    familiar faces — people one recognizes

Related words

See also: face, faced, facial
Synonyms: countenances, features, visages

Etymology

From Old French face meaning "face, countenance," from Vulgar Latin facia, from Latin facies meaning "appearance, form, figure."