noun
facelift
FAYS-lihft
noun
1
Cosmetic surgery that tightens the skin of the face to reduce wrinkles and signs of ageing.
"She had a facelift before her 60th birthday."
2
A set of updates or improvements made to refresh the appearance of something.
"The old car model got a facelift for the new model year."
"The website is due for a facelift."
How to Use Facelift
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surgical tightening of facial skin, or more generally, a refresh/update to make something look newer.
Common pairings
give it a facelift
cosmetic facelift
a much-needed facelift
Word Forms
facelifted past tense, facelifts plural, facelifts singular
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Flow — saved to your collection.
Test yourself on “facelift”
A quick quiz — meaning, synonyms & usage
→
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
She had a _____ before her 60th birthday.
Etymology
A literal compound of face and lift — the surgical procedure "lifts" sagging facial skin.