physiognomy
noun
the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character.
physiognomies
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pluralof physiognomy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Linowitz’s fanciful physiognomies peer inside as they bulge outward.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
“Avatar” was a thrilling moviegoing experience and a pioneering showpiece for performance-capture technology, which allowed Cameron and his actors to endow their Na’vi characters with astonishingly detailed and lifelike gazes, gestures and physiognomies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
By then, Mullins and Ashburn are acting out their own quasi-marital drama of clashing temperaments and contrasting physiognomies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2013
Craggy, gnarled, lean and tough, with a touch of whimsy, it is one of the most remembered physiognomies in history.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2013
As for his companions of the special section—to the number of fifteen—they were frightful to behold with their hideous, disgusting physiognomies.
From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
