facepaint
Cosmetic skin decoration
Facepaint is colored pigment applied to the face for decorative, ceremonial, or theatrical purposes.
Children get their faces painted at carnivals and birthday parties, often with designs like butterflies or superheroes.
Athletes sometimes wear facepaint in team colors to show support, while actors use it for stage and film roles.
The term also covers traditional ceremonial painting in various cultures.
As a verb, to facepaint means to apply such decoration: She facepainted all twelve kids at the party.
Traveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
- tiger stripesParallel dark bands on pelage
rainbow · superhero · princess · skull · sports fan · team colors · flag design · temporary
Cosmetics for performers
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- greasepaintWaxy theatrical cosmetic
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
performance · actor · prosthetics · mime · clown · kabuki · tragedy · comedy
Formal event marking occasions
- tribalOf a clan
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
tradition · warrior · indigenous · ochre · clay · ash · charcoal · symbolic
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
tiger stripes · rainbow · superhero · princess · skull · sports fan · team colors · flag design · temporary · washable
stage makeup
Cosmetics for performers
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- greasepaintWaxy theatrical cosmetic
- characterNature, symbol, or role
drama · performance · actor · prosthetics · mime · clown · kabuki · tragedy · comedy · backstage
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
initiation · tradition · warrior · indigenous · ochre · clay · ash · charcoal · symbolic · ancestor
concealment
Act of hiding something
sniper · woodland · desert · jungle · stick · compact · matte · anti-glare · field · combat
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- runwayPaved path for planes
beauty · pigment · blending · brushwork · color · design · application · palette · bold · creative
facepaintfacial tattoo
Permanent skin art, face
tattoo · permanent makeup · microblading · scarification · branding
face, paint, faces, faced, facing, facial, facially, surface, deface