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- [feys-lift]
- /ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/
- /ˈfeɪs.lɪft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [feys-lift]
- /ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/
Definitions of facelift word
- noun facelift Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy. 1
- noun facelift a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give an attractive, more up-to-date appearance. 1
- verb with object facelift to perform a face-lift upon. 1
- verb with object facelift to renovate or restyle in order to give a fresher, more modern appearance: Our old offices have been face-lifted with new furniture, rugs, and plants. 1
- noun facelift A cosmetic surgical operation to remove unwanted wrinkles by tightening the skin of the face. 1
- noun facelift cosmetic surgery to face 1
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Origin of facelift
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1920-25
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Parts of speech for Facelift
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
facelift popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
facelift usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for facelift
noun facelift
- repair — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- nose job — cosmetic surgery of the nose; rhinoplasty.
- plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
- renovation — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- restoration — the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment.
verb facelift
- restore — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- overhaul — to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition: My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic.
- rebuild — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- revamp — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- patch — Alexander McCarrell [muh-kar-uh l] /məˈkær əl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1945, U.S. World War II general.
Antonyms for facelift
noun facelift
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
verb facelift
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
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