physiognomy

phys·i·og·no·my

P0277900 (fĭz′ē-ŏg′nə-mē, -ŏn′ə-mē)n. pl. phys·i·og·no·mies 1. Facial features.2. a. The art of judging human character from facial features.b. Divination based on facial features.3. Aspect and character of an inanimate or abstract entity: the physiognomy of New England.

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[Middle English phisonomie, from Old French phisionomie, from Late Latin physiognōmia, from Greek phusiognōmiā, variant of phusiognōmoniā : phusio-, physio- + gnōmōn, gnōmon-, interpreter; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

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phys′i·og·nom′ic (-ŏg-nŏm′ĭk, -ə-nŏm′ĭk), phys′i·og·nom′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.phys′i·og·nom′i·cal·ly adv.phys′i·og′no·mist n.

physiognomy

(ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmɪ) n1. a person's features or characteristic expression considered as an indication of personality2. the art or practice of judging character from facial features3. the outward appearance of something, esp the physical characteristics of a geographical region[C14: from Old French phisonomie, via Medieval Latin, from Late Greek phusiognōmia, erroneous for Greek phusiognōmonia, from phusis nature + gnōmōn judge] physiognomic, ˌphysiogˈnomical adj ˌphysiogˈnomically adv ˌphysiˈognomist n

phys•i•og•no•my

(ˌfɪz iˈɒg nə mi, -ˈɒn ə mi)

n., pl. -mies. 1. the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index to the character. 2. the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, esp. of the face. [1350–1400; Middle English fis(e)namie, fisnomie < Middle French fisonomie < Medieval Latin phys(i)onomia < Late Greek physiognōmía, Greek physiognōmonía art of judging people by their features; see physio-, gnomon, -y³] phys`i•og•nom′ic (-ɒgˈnɒm ɪk, əˈnɒm-) phys`i•og•nom′i•cal, adj. phys`i•og•nom′i•cal•ly, adv.

physiognomy, physiognomics

1. the art of determining character or personal qualities from the features or form of the body, especially the face.
2. divination by examining the features of a face. — physiognomist, n. — physiognomic, physiognomical, adj.See also: Facial Features

physiognomy

Character analysis using facial features.

Thesaurus

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physiognomy - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)visage, kisser, phiz, smiler, mug, countenancehuman head - the head of a human beingface, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"pudding face, pudding-face - a large fat human facecolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

physiognomy

noun face, features, look, clock (Brit. slang), dial (Brit. slang), countenance, visage, phiz (slang), phizog (slang) his thick black hair and bony Irish physiognomy

physiognomy

nounAn outward appearance:aspect, countenance, face, look, surface, visage.

Translations

fisionomiafisionomia