physiognomy
noun
the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character.
physiognomic
-
a word derived from
physiognomy.
Example Sentences
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Is its novelistic world built on physiognomic laws?
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2016
Jane, whose judgments of Rochester, Blanche, and St. John land with unerring accuracy, knows how to unlock physiognomic secrets invisible to the untrained eye.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2016
A museum label observes, “The mug shot-like portrait captures Hickock’s sullen, lopsided face with mesmerizing clarity, as if searching for physiognomic clues to his criminal pathology.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
But then it's hard enough to forgive him his physiognomic good fortune without having to add praise on top.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2011
Marie learned while very young to reproduce with marvelous skill what were called the attitudes and the physiognomic changes.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
