lineament

[ lin-ee-uh-muhnt ]

/ ˈlɪn i ə mənt /

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noun

Often lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour: His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.

Usually lineaments. distinguishing features; distinctive characteristics: the lineaments of sincere repentance.

Geology. a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure.

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Origin of lineament

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English, from Latin līneāmentum “a stroke, line (made with a pen, chalk, etc.)”; plural, “features, drawings,” equivalent to līneā(re) “to reduce to a straight line, draw or trace lines,” (derivative of līnea; see line¹) + -mentum-ment

OTHER WORDS FROM lineament

lin·e·a·men·tal

[lin-ee-a-men-tl], /ˌlɪn i æˈmɛn tl/, adjectivelin·e·a·men·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby lineament

linea, linea alba, linea aspera, lineage, lineal, lineament, line angle, linea nigra, linear, Linear A, linear accelerator

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How to use lineament in a sentence

Every lineament of her beautiful features was tattooed indelibly on his memory; he knew she would haunt him forever.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
What he did there is unknown, but when he issued forth his face was hard set, every lineament bearing the stamp of resolution.
The Bastonnais|John Lesperance
It was not the living, laughing girl whom she had known—the stamp of death was set upon every fair lineament.
The Bastonnais|John Lesperance
The old Indian looked silently at him for a moment, some mysterious, all-absorbing joy revealed in every lineament of his face.
The Wolf Hunters|James Oliver Curwood

Her face speaks in every lineament; theirs are rouged and wrinkled masks.
Peg Woffington|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for lineament

lineament

/ (ˈlɪnɪəmənt) /

noun (often plural)

a facial outline or feature

a distinctive characteristic or feature

geology any long natural feature on the surface of the earth, such as a fault, esp as revealed by aerial photography

Derived forms of lineament

lineamental (ˌlɪnɪəˈmɛntəl), adjective

Word Origin for lineament

C15: from Latin: line, from līneāre to draw a line

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