facelift
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facelift
- /ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/
Where it comes from
From face + lift.
noun facelifts · face-lift · face lift
- Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging. You thought face-lifts were over? Killed off by a combination of Botox, and fear of winding up looking somewhat bride-of-Wildenstein? No! On the contrary, the face-lift is enjoying a renaissance, following the introduction of newer and newer techniques involving smaller scars and shorter recuperatio
- Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something. Near-synonym: makeover
verb facelifts · facelifting · facelifted · face-lift · face lift
- To perform a facelift upon. With Four Years' Soot Swept Up, Face-Lifted Brooklyn Bridge Is Ready for Public [subheading]
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noun plastic surgery to the face
| Español | lifting |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フェイスリフト feisurifuto |
| 中文 | 整容 zhěngróng, 拉皮 lāpí |
| Português | lifting, facelift, ritidectomia |
| Français | lifting |
| Deutsch | Gesichtsstraffung, Facelift |
| Italiano | lifting facciale, ritidectomia, ritidoplastica |
| Русский | ли́фтинг lífting, подтя́жка podtjážka |
noun improvement of the appearance of something
| Español | remozamiento, lifting |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 翻新 fānxīn |
Talk about this word "facelift." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/facelift. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. facelift. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/facelift "facelift." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/facelift.
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@misc{facelift_2026,
title = {facelift},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/facelift},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
