facial hair
Hair on, or from, the face of a human, such as the eyebrows, beard or moustacheHair on, or from, the face of a human, such as the eyebrows, beard or moustache.
» I thought you said Tom had no facial hair.
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)Hair on, or from, the face of a human, such as the eyebrows, beard or moustache.
Gesichtsbehaarung
во́лосы на лице́vólosy na licé
волосся на обличчіvolossja na oblyčči
hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)
(uncountable, usually)Hair on, or from, the face of an animal.
(countable, rare, usually)A single hair on, or from, the face.
Examples
13 sentencesI thought you said Tom had no facial hair.
I thought that you said Tom had no facial hair.
I thought you said that Tom had no facial hair.
I thought that you said that Tom had no facial hair.
Do you like facial hair on men?
deMagst du bärtige Männer? — Zaghawa
Translations
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Origin
From facial + hair. First use appears c. 1830, in the Morning Herald.From facial + hair. First use appears c. 1830, in the Morning Herald.
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Forms
plural: facial hairs| Singular | facial hair |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.