FACIAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does facial mean?
• FACIAL (noun)
The noun FACIAL has 2 senses:
1. cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
2. care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
Familiarity information: FACIAL used as a noun is rare.
• FACIAL (adjective)
The adjective FACIAL has 2 senses:
1. of or concerning the face
2. of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object
Familiarity information: FACIAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FACIAL (noun)
Meaning:
Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
facial; facial nerve; nervus facialis; seventh cranial nerve
Hypernyms ("facial" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
Holonyms ("facial" is a part of...):
face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)
Meaning:
Care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("facial" is a kind of...):
beauty treatment (enhancement of someone's personal beauty)
skin care; skincare (care for the skin)
• FACIAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or concerning the face
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context examples:
a facial massage / facial hair / facial expression
Pertainym:
face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
face (a surface forming part of the outside of an object)
