noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To cut a facet into a gemstone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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11
noun
Meaning 11
a distinct feature or element in a problem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he studied every facet of the question
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aspect
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feature, characteristic
Narrower terms: side, sector, sphere, surface
12
noun
Meaning 12
a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subfigure
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French face Middle French face French face Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French facettebor. English facet Borrowed from French facette.
Across languages
Translations
143 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَطْح
(saṭḥ)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Armenian:
նիստ
(nist)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Asturian:
faceta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Bulgarian:
стена́
(stená)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Catalan:
faceta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Chinese Mandarin:
刻面
(kèmiàn)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Czech:
fazeta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Danish:
facet
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Danish:
flade
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Dutch:
facet
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Esperanto:
faceto
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Finnish:
taho
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Finnish:
fasetti
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Finnish:
viiste
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
French:
facette
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Galician:
faceta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Galician:
face
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
German:
Facette
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Gujarati:
પાસું
(pāsũ)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Gujarati:
પાસાં
(pāsā̃)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Hindi:
कटाव
(kaṭāv)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Icelandic:
flötur
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Icelandic:
fægiflötur
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Indonesian:
faset
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Italian:
faccetta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Italian:
sfaccettatura
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Italian:
sfaccettature
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Japanese:
小面
(shōmen)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Japanese:
ファセット
(fasetto)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Marathi:
पैलू
(pailū)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Persian:
تراش
(tarâš)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Persian:
وجه
(vajh)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Persian:
سطح
(sath)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Persian:
سطوح
(sotuh)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Polish:
faseta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Portuguese:
faceta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Punjabi:
ਪਹਿਲੂ
(pahilū)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Russian:
грань
(granʹ)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Sanskrit:
स्फटिकपटल
(sphaṭikapaṭala)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Sanskrit:
स्फटिकपटलानि
(sphaṭikapaṭalāni)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Slovak:
fazeta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Spanish:
faceta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Swedish:
fasett
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Tagalog:
tapyas
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Turkish:
façeta
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Ottoman Turkish:
فاچته
(façeta)
— any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
Arabic:
جَانِب
(jānib)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Armenian:
երես
(eres)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Asturian:
faceta
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Bulgarian:
страна́
(straná)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Catalan:
faceta
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Chinese Mandarin:
面
(miàn)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Chinese Mandarin:
方面
(fāngmiàn)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Danish:
facet
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Danish:
side
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Dutch:
facet
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Esperanto:
faceto
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Finnish:
puoli
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Galician:
faceta
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Gujarati:
પહેલુ
(pahelu)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Gujarati:
પહેલા
(pahelā)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Hindi:
पहलू
(pahlū)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Italian:
aspetto
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Italian:
sfaccettatura
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Italian:
sfaccettature
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Japanese:
面
(men)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Japanese:
様相
(yōsō)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Korean:
면
(myeon)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Korean:
양상
(yangsang)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Kyrgyz:
аспект
(aspekt)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Kyrgyz:
кыр
(kır)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Kyrgyz:
этап
(etap)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Kyrgyz:
чет
(cet)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Marathi:
पैलू
(pailū)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Persian:
جنبه
(janbe)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Persian:
جنبهها
(janbe-hâ)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Portuguese:
faceta
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Punjabi:
ਪਹਿਲੂ
(pahilū)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Russian:
аспе́кт
(aspékt)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Russian:
сторона́
(storoná)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Russian:
грань
(granʹ)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Sanskrit:
पक्ष
(pakṣa)
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Spanish:
faceta
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Swedish:
sida
— one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things
Chinese Mandarin:
面
(miàn)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Chinese Mandarin:
方面
(fāngmiàn)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Dutch:
fase
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Finnish:
vaihe
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Finnish:
askel
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
French:
volet
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
German:
Facette
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Gujarati:
અવકાશ
(avakāś)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Gujarati:
અવકાશો
(avakāśo)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Hindi:
पहलू
(pahlū)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Italian:
sfaccettatura
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Italian:
sfaccettature
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Marathi:
पैलू
(pailū)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Persian:
مرحله
(marhale)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Persian:
مراحل
(marâhel)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Punjabi:
ਪਹਿਲੂ
(pahilū)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Russian:
эта́п
(etáp)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Russian:
часть
(častʹ)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Sanskrit:
पक्ष
(pakṣa)
— one of a series of things, such as steps in a project
Bulgarian:
фасе́та
(faséta)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Catalan:
faceta
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Czech:
faceta
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Dutch:
facet
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Finnish:
silmäkeila
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
French:
facette
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
French:
ommatidie
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
German:
Facette
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Gujarati:
પાસું
(pāsũ)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Gujarati:
પાસાં
(pāsā̃)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Hindi:
आंतरिक कोशिका
(āntrik kośikā)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Hindi:
आंतरिक कोशिकाएँ
(āntrik kośikāẽ)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Hindi:
फासेट
(phāseṭ)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Icelandic:
smáauga
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Indonesian:
faset
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Italian:
facetta
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Italian:
facette
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Marathi:
अवयव
(avyav)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Marathi:
दृष्टि कोशिका
(dŕṣṭi kośikā)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Persian:
سطح
(sath)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Persian:
سطوح
(sotuh)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Polish:
fasetka
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Portuguese:
faceta
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Punjabi:
ਅੰਗ
(aṅga)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Punjabi:
ਫਾਸੇਟ
(phāseṭ)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Russian:
фасе́тка
(fasétka)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Sanskrit:
दृष्टि कोशिका
(dṛṣṭi kośikā)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Sanskrit:
दृष्टि कोशिकाः
(dṛṣṭi kośikāḥ)
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Spanish:
faceta
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Spanish:
omatidio
— anatomy: one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans
Azerbaijani:
yonmaq
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Bulgarian:
шлифовам
(šlifovam)
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Danish:
facettere
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Esperanto:
faceti
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Finnish:
hioa
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
French:
facetter
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Italian:
sfaccettare
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Portuguese:
facetar
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Portuguese:
lapidar
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
Russian:
ограни́ть
(ogranítʹ)
— to cut a facet into a gemstone
