facing

The word “facing” means positioned so as to point or look toward something. In plain terms, pointed toward something (adjective), or a decorative/reinforcing outer layer (noun).

“Facing” is pronounced FAY-sihng (/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/ in IPA).

Here is “facing” used in a sentence: “We booked a south-facing room for the extra sunlight.”

The opposite of “facing” — its antonyms — is trailing.

Depending on how it is used, “facing” can be an adjective and a noun.

“Facing” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Facing” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: positioned so as to point or look toward something.

You might describe 'the facing page' of an open book, 'the seat facing the door,' or 'a house facing the sea.' In each case, 'facing' tells you which way something is turned or oriented, pointing toward the thing named. It describes position and direction rather than an action.

The two overlap but differ in emphasis. 'Facing' stresses that something is turned toward another thing, like a chair facing the window. 'Opposite' stresses position across from something, like the house opposite ours. Two facing pages front each other, while opposite sides simply lie on contrary sides, whether or not they point inward.

Yes. A person can be facing a colleague across a table, and a building can be facing north. The word works for anything with a front or an orientation, living or not. What matters is that the subject is turned toward, points at, or looks in the direction of something else.