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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•e•a•ment /ˈlɪniəmənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Usually, lineaments. [plural] features that distinguish one from another, esp. of the face or body.
See -lin-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•e•a•ment (lin′ē ə mənt),USA pronunciation n. - Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour:His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
- Usually, lineaments. distinguishing features; distinctive characteristics:the lineaments of sincere repentance.
- [Geol.]a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure.
- Latin līneāmentum a stroke, plural, features, equivalent. to līneā(re) to draw a line (derivative of līnea; see line1) + -mentum -ment
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lineament /ˈlɪnɪəmənt/ n (often plural)- a facial outline or feature
- a distinctive characteristic or feature
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin: line, from līneāre to draw a line |