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facelift

or face-lift

[ feys-lift ]

noun

  1. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
  2. a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give an attractive, more up-to-date appearance.


verb (used with object)

  1. to perform a surgical facelift upon.
  2. to renovate or restyle in order to give a fresher, more modern appearance:

    Our old offices have been facelifted with new furniture, rugs, and plants.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of facelift1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
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Example Sentences

His off-set line, Marc by Marc Jacobs, is also getting a facelift, with a name change happening in the near future.

She has had a three-year, multi-million dollar facelift and is nearly there.

There is a bargain rate of $9,000 for a series of 12—for just a bit more, you could get an actual facelift.

What pleasantly surprised me on my last visit was the extensive $18 million facelift the inn has had—and which it needed.

The party doesn't need a facelift, it needs a housecleaning.

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