1
: of or relating to the face
facial expressions
2
: concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face
: a treatment to improve the condition or appearance of the facial skin
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Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2025
Every teenager and 20-something thinks a facial piercing or three is a new form of rebellion.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Noor Lobad, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Selah Spa offers a menu of massages, facials, and other body treatments as well as a sauna with a Himalayan salt wall, a relaxation room, and a cold shower.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
But a new artificial-intelligence model automates this process by identifying pain in goats—using only their facial expressions.
—Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2025
Every teenager and 20-something thinks a facial piercing or three is a new form of rebellion.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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—Noor Lobad, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Selah Spa offers a menu of massages, facials, and other body treatments as well as a sauna with a Himalayan salt wall, a relaxation room, and a cold shower.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Facial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facial. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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facial
2 of 2 noun1
: a treatment to improve the appearance of the face
2
: a facial part (as a nerve or artery)
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