faccia

Definitions of faccia
  1. noun
    the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
    synonyms: viso, volto
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    fisionomia, grugno
    the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
  2. noun
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
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    basso, fondo
    the lower side of anything
    didietro
    the side of an object that is opposite its front
    alto, sopra
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
    sentina
    where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
    tacco, tallone
    the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
    suola
    the underside of footwear or a golf club
    nuca
    the back side of the neck
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    esterno, piano, superficie
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
  3. noun
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
    synonyms: apparenza, aspetto, configurazione, esteriorità, fisionomia, forma, sembiante, sembianza, superficie
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    effetto, impressione, presa
    an outward appearance
    apparenza
    the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance
    immagine
    (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
    bellezza, estetica, vaghezza
    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
    bruttezza, bruttura, obbrobrio
    qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
    vizio
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    figura
    the impression produced by a person
    appiglio, veste
    an artful or simulated semblance
    mimetismo
    an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
    espressione, sguardo
    the feelings expressed on a person's face
    equanimità, lealtà, leggiadria
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
    bellezza, estetica
    the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
    voglia
    a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
    scheggiatura
    a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
    an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
    neo
    a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
    unghiata
    an indication of damage
    bruciatura
    a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
    sbavatura
    a blemish made by dirt
    austerità, gravità, serietà
    extreme plainness
    nudità
    an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
    pignoleria
    unnecessary elaborateness in details
    comedone
    a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
    type of:
    attributo, qualità
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  4. noun
    one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
    synonyms: facciata, pagina
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    types:
    recto
    right-hand page
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    foglio
    a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
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