The Only Use of
facet
in
The Great Gatsby
- Her face, above a spotted dress of dark blue crepe-de-chine, contained no facet or gleam of beauty, but there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smouldering.
p. 25.9facet = feature or element
Definitions:
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(1)
(facet as in: facet of the question) a distinct feature or element of something
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(2)
(facet as in: facet of the diamond) a smooth surface of a cut gemstone
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, facet can refer to a smooth flat surface of a bone or tooth. It can also refer to one of the lenses in a compound eye such as that of a house fly.