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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
- ˌˈDzԴdz, noun
- ˌDzˈԴdz, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Dz·Դdz· [fiz-ee-og-, nom, -ik, ‑ee-, uh, -, nom, ‑], i·Dz·Դdzi· ··Dz·Դ·Dz· [fiz-ee-og-n, uh, -, mon, -ik, ‑-on-, uh, ‑], i·Dzn·Dzi· adjective
- i·Dz·Դdzi··ly i·Dzn·Dzi··ly adverb
- i·Dzn· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of physiognomy1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of physiognomy1
Example Sentences
Eliza, who does not seem to belong there at all, is also hot — hotter than Petey’s former best friend, for even in cartoons, physiognomy is destiny.
“Although Hall never resorts to a cliched impersonation, his suggestion of Nixon’s physiognomy is frequently uncanny, especially in profile.”
But a wondrous portrait of one Simon George, a little-known nobleman from Cornwall, displays Holbein’s incredible ability to forge an individual likeness through both physiognomy and symbols.
She and Bardem are both miscast, but Kidman is a particularly off fit for Ball, whose physical dexterity and ductile physiognomy, her rubber-band mouth and astonished eyes, are imprinted in our collective brain.
But I liked his physiognomy even less than before: it struck me as being at the same time unsettled and inanimate.
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