# facework

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
2. The communicative strategies involved in upholding face or social prestige.
3. Work done at the face, such as the coalface.

## Etymology
From face + work.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/facework