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visage

[ viz-ij ]

noun

  1. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.


visage

/ ˈ±¹Éª³úɪ»åÏô /

noun

  1. face or countenance
  2. appearance; aspect
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹¾±²õa²µ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of visage1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to vis “face†(from Latin ±¹Ä«²õ³Ü²õ “sight, appearance†( Vulgar Latin: “faceâ€), noun use of masculine past participle of ±¹¾±»åŧ°ù±ð “to seeâ€) + -age -age. See wit 2( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of visage1

C13: from Old French: aspect, from vis face, from Latin ±¹Ä«²õ³Ü²õ appearance, from ±¹¾±»åŧ°ù±ð to see
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Synonym Study

See face.
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First, there is no doubt that a frightful visage captures attention, and in this political environment, attention matters more than anything.

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“If you want to dance the mask, you must service the composer,†Tár said, referring to cultural performances where dancers strive to lose their identity by taking on the visage of someone or something else.

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Every wrinkly finger, bedraggled wig and lipstick-smeared visage are a sight to behold.

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The press was completely beside themselves, however, admiring his manly visage and it took a very long time for the country to begin to see him differently.

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The image became an instant meme with people superimposing the stallion into shots from “The Shining,†“Alien 3†and any other movie where this horse’s malevolent visage actually made sense.

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