facciali

Facciali is the masculine plural form of the Italian adjective facciale, meaning "facial" or "relating to the face." In Italian, adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify, so facciale becomes facciali when describing masculine plural nouns. The form is not typically used as a standalone noun, but appears in phrases describing multiple facial features or processes.

In anatomy and medicine, facciali appears in compound terms such as muscoli facciali (facial muscles) and nervi facciali (facial nerves). It can also occur in broader phrases like regioni facciali or patologie facciali, though the noun faccia or viso and other noun phrases are also common in everyday language.

In cosmetology and everyday usage, facciali is encountered in phrases related to appearance and skincare, for example trattamenti facciali (facial treatments) and maschere facciali (facial masks). The adjective emphasizes connections to the face and is widely used in clinical, cosmetic, and descriptive contexts.

Etymology: facciale derives from Latin facialis, itself from facies meaning "face" or "appearance." The Italian form entered medical and general vocabulary through Latin-based terms and has since become a standard modifier in contexts dealing with the face.

See also: facciale, facial.