en face

adjective

facing forward

“Botticelli's “Portrait of a Young Man” is his only known en face portrait.”

OriginFrench en face →
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Meanings

adjectiveen face (not comparable)
  1. not comparablefacing forward

    Botticelli's “Portrait of a Young Man” is his only known en face portrait.

  2. not comparableacross from; opposite

    The missa was printed in the original Latin with the English translation en face.

Origin

  1. Frenchen face
  2. Frenchen face
  3. Englishen face

Borrowed from French en face.

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APA

en face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20face

MLA

“en face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20face. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “en face,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20face.

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