Meaning

3 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)General appearance.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions.

    costive facies

  3. (countable, uncountable)A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, and fossil content.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Latin faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”). Dou

Borrowed from Latin faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”). Doublet of face.

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Forms

plural: facies
Singularfacies
Pluralfacies

irregular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
facetfacetiousfacialC1facilefacilitateB2facilityB1facsimileC2
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