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superficial
English
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sup??f???l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s(j)u?p??f???l/
- Rhymes: -???l
- Hyphenation: su?per?fi?cial
Adjective
superficial (comparative more superficial, superlative most superficial)
- Of or pertaining to the surface.
- Being near the surface.
- Shallow, lacking substance.
- At face value.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to the surface): surficial
Antonyms
- in-depth
- thorough
- (lacking substance): substantive
Derived terms
- superficially
- superficiality
Translations
Noun
superficial (plural superficials)
- (chiefly in plural) A surface detail.
- He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.
Related terms
- superfice (archaic)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /su.p??.fi.si?al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /su.p?r.fi.si?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /su.pe?.fi.si?al/
Adjective
superficial (masculine and feminine plural superficials)
- superficial
Derived terms
- superficialitat
- superficialment
Related terms
- superfície
Further reading
- “superficial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “superficial” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “superficial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “superficial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
superficial m or f (plural superficiais)
- superficial
- surficial; of the surface
Derived terms
- superficialidade
- superficialmente
Related terms
- superficie
Further reading
- “superficial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Interlingua
Adjective
superficial (not comparable)
- superficial (pertaining to the surface)
Related terms
- superficie
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?su.pe?.fi.si.?aw/
Adjective
superficial m or f (plural superficiais, comparable)
- Shallow, lacking substance.
Derived terms
- superficialidade
- superficialismo
- superficialmente
Related terms
- superfície
Further reading
- “superficial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French superficiel
Adjective
superficial m or n (feminine singular superficial?, masculine plural superficiali, feminine and neuter plural superficiale)
- shallow (about people)
Declension
Related terms
- superficialitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /supe?fi??jal/, [su.pe?.fi??jal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /supe?fi?sjal/, [su.pe?.fi?sjal]
Adjective
superficial (plural superficiales)
- superficial
- shallow, lacking substance
Derived terms
Related terms
- superficie
Further reading
- “superficial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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facial
English
Etymology
Early 17th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin faci?lis (“face-to-face, direct, open”), from faci?s (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fe?.??l/
- Rhymes: -e???l
Adjective
facial (not comparable)
- (relational) Of or affecting the face.
- (medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
- (transferred sense, law) (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to, as it is applied).
Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,? apical,? apicocoronal,? axial,? buccal,? buccoapical,? buccocervical,? buccogingival,? buccolabial,? buccolingual,? bucco-occlusal,? buccopalatal,? cervical,? coronal,? coronoapical,? distal,? distoapical,? distobuccal,? distocervical,? distocoronal,? distofacial,? distogingival,? distoincisal,? distolingual,? disto-occlusal,? distoclusal,? distocclusal,? distopalatal,? facial,? gingival,? incisal,? incisocervical,? inferior,? labial,? lingual,? linguobuccal,? linguo-occlusal,? mandibular,? maxillary,? mesial,? mesioapical,? mesiobuccal,? mesiocervical,? mesiocoronal,? mesiodistal,? mesiofacial,? mesioincisal,? mesiogingival,? mesiolingual,? mesio-occlusal,? mesioclusal,? mesiocclusal,? mesiopalatal,? occlusal,? palatal,? posterior,? proximal,? superior,? vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
facial (plural facials)
- (medicine) A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
- (film) A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
- (slang, sports) (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face.
- (slang, sex) A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face.
Translations
References
- “facial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “facial”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- cafila
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin faci?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /f?.si?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fa.si?al/
Adjective
facial (masculine and feminine plural facials)
- facial
Further reading
- “facial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin faci?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.sjal/
Adjective
facial (feminine singular faciale, masculine plural faciaux, feminine plural faciales)
- facial
Derived terms
- valeur faciale
Further reading
- “facial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin faci?lis.
Adjective
facial m or f (plural faciais, comparable)
- facial (of the face)
Romanian
Etymology
From French facial
Adjective
facial m or n (feminine singular facial?, masculine plural faciali, feminine and neuter plural faciale)
- facial
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin faci?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /fa??jal/, [fa??jal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /fa?sjal/, [fa?sjal]
Adjective
facial (plural faciales)
- facial
Derived terms
- valor facial
Related terms
- faz
- superficie
- acera
Further reading
- “facial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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