Physiognomy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌfɪzɪˈɑːnəmɪ|
Brit.
|ˌfɪzɪˈɒ(ɡ)nəmɪ|
noun
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (syn: countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, visage)
Extra examples
He and his son have the same distinctive physiognomy.
Although his physiognomy was European, he was clad in the turban.
The old highways adapted themselves to the physiognomy of the country.
He intended to preserve the physiognomy of a culture in danger of disappearing.
Word forms
noun
singular: physiognomy
plural: physiognomies
singular: physiognomy
plural: physiognomies
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