English Explanatory Dictionary

facies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. General appearance.
  2. Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions.
  3. A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, and fossil content.
noun
  1. plural of facie

Pronunciation

/ˈfeɪ.ʃi.iːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-facies.wav /ˈfeɪ.ʃiˌiz/ /ˈfeɪ.ʃiz/

Word forms

facies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēsbor. English facies Borrowed from Latin faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”). Doublet of face.

Derived words

asymmetric crying facies facies Hippocratica Williams elfin facies syndrome
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