face card

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [feys kahrd]
- /feɪs kɑrd/
- /feɪs kɑːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [feys kahrd]
- /feɪs kɑrd/

Definitions of face card words

noun face card the king, queen, or jack of playing cards. 1
noun face card playing cards: king, queen or jack 1
countable noun face card A face card is any of the twelve cards in a deck which has a picture of a face. The face cards are kings, queens, and jacks. 0
noun face card (in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen, or jack of any suit 0
noun face card any king, queen, or jack in a deck of cards 0

See all 5 definitions of face card

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Origin of face card

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for Face card

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Face card

face card popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

face card usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for face card

noun face card

coat card — face card.
court card — (in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen, or jack of any suit

All 2 Synonyms of face card