facial hair
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- noun
- /ˈfeɪʃəl hɛr/
:
vello facial
- Many cultures have traditions surrounding the grooming of facial hair for special occasions.
And these can include binding, tucking, packing, facial hair, clothing, wigs and so on.
- And these can include binding, tucking, packing, facial hair, clothing, wigs and so on.
- So my husband, he really loves facial hair, especially mustaches.
- I don't have facial hair but I do have like fuzz.
- I also grow facial hair permanently that I have to shave.
- And you can see the passage of time in the great menswear and facial hair preferences.
- Like my chin, I know I have facial hair, but as you can see, it is pointy.
Examples
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You've committed to facial hair, and it's like I heard someone once say facial hair is makeup for men.
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I never thought he'd have the ability to grow facial hair.
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Hey, what do you think of the new facial hair?
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I like your facial hair.
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Hardly any facial hair at all.
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For instance, teen boys are often interested in facial hair.
Academic text (2014) -
I don't like my facial hair.
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I am not a super hairy guy, but my facial hair grows in thick.
Blog text (1) -
"We all grew a lot of facial hair," says singer Justin Nava with a laugh.
Blog text (10) -
His facial hair makes him look more mature and distinguished.
Synonyms
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Hair that grows on a man's or an animal's chin, cheeks, and jaw
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A small pointed beard on the chin
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A strip of hair on each side of the face in front of the ear
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A thick, bushy growth of hair above the upper lip
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Short stiff hairs on a man's face after a few days without shaving
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Hair on the upper lip that men usually grow
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A strip of hair along the face beside the ears with the chin shaved
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Hair that grows on a man's cheeks and chin
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Hair grown on the sides of the face in front of the ears
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A strip of hair on each side of a man's face in front of the ears
Thick sideburns that grow down the cheeks and join along the jaw, with no mustache
Facial hair where long sideburns run down the face in front of the ears
Hair that people grow near the mouth and chin, like a beard
How Hairy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'hair that grows on the face' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'facial' (connected with the face) and 'hair' (strands growing on skin). This compositional noun phrase follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (adjective + noun) and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Facial hair simply names the hair that grows on the face. The parts facial, meaning 'of the face', and hair show why it means 'beard', 'mustache' or 'sideburns'.