Facial

Quick meaning: Facial is an adjective meaning (relational) Of or affecting the face.

Meaning

(relational) Of or affecting the face.

More Meanings

1. (medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
2. (medicine) A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
3. (film) A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
4. (transferred sense, law) (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to on a more probing analysis, as it is applied, etc.).
5. (slang, sports) (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face.
6. (slang, pornography, sex) A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face.

Example Sentences

Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.

The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.

But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […]

For the piece she spoke to two women who said they enjoy facials, and who described the act as ‘the mark of a job well done’ and ‘really hot’. But Reid concludes that she herself finds facials deeply unpleasant.

Word Forms

• facials

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