ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Facework

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Facework is a noun meaning The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.

Meaning

The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.

More Meanings

  1. (sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face or social prestige.
  2. (mining) Work done at the face, such as the coalface.

Word Forms

Synonyms for facework

Depending on context, synonyms include facing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outside, surface, face, external, feature, form.

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