en face

1 of 2

adjective

äⁿfȧs

1

: facing forward : having face or front forward

a portrait en face

2

: opposite

a collection of French poems with English translation en face

enface

2 of 2

transitive verb

en·​face

ə̇nˈfās,

en-

British

: to write or print on the face of (a draft or bill)

enface drafts with memoranda

also : to write or print (a memorandum or direction) on the face of a draft or bill

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

French, opposite

Transitive verb

en- (as in endorse) + face, noun

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