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physiognomy
[ fiz-ee-og-nuh-mee, -on-uh-mee ]
noun
- the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character:
a fierce physiognomy.
- Also called anthroposcopy. the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, especially of the face.
- the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character:
the physiognomy of a nation.
physiognomy
/ ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmɪ; ˌfɪzɪəˈnɒmɪk /
noun
- a person's features or characteristic expression considered as an indication of personality
- the art or practice of judging character from facial features
- the outward appearance of something, esp the physical characteristics of a geographical region
Derived Forms
- physiognomic, adjective
- ˌphysiˈognomist, noun
- ˌphysiogˈnomically, adverb
Other Words From
- phys·i·og·nom·ic [fiz-ee-og-, nom, -ik, ‑ee-, uh, -, nom, ‑], physi·og·nomi·cal phys·i·og·no·mon·ic [fiz-ee-og-n, uh, -, mon, -ik, ‑-on-, uh, ‑], physi·ogno·moni·cal adjective
- physi·og·nomi·cal·ly physi·ogno·moni·cal·ly adverb
- physi·ogno·mist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of physiognomy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of physiognomy1
Example Sentences
The nude of the 19th century was often a tool for anatomical study: an intellectualized and idealized approach to physiognomy.
As George Eliot says: “We get the fonder of our houses if they have a physiognomy of their own, as our friends have.”
His legs are thin, his tail bare, his physiognomy dark, and his skin as black as his hair.
I find, for one thing, she had given much of her physiognomy to the Friedrich now born.
Hollister, however, had not come there to make a study of Mr. Lewis' physiognomy or manner.
One finds in Van Dyck no such expressively nervous physiognomy.
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