physiognomy

[US]/ˌfɪzɪ'ɒ(g)nəmɪ/
[UK]/'fɪzɪ'ɑnəmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. study of facial features, specifically the physical characteristics of the face.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

the physiognomy of the landscape.

the physiognomy of New England.

caught him staring at my physiognomy;

Wuguan marine erosion physiognomy has important geognosy significance in the study of structural movement and the changes in sea level in period of Holocene Epoch.

It even results in geologic hazard;for the mine geologic hazard,the background of physiognomy is the potential factor,while the irrational exploitation is the magistral factor.

Physiognomy Environment of the Ancient Routeway from Minzhong to Taizhong ——Concurrently Discussing the Existence of"Dongshan Overbridge"

In naturalistic novels such inessential things as a minor character’s physiognomy and costume are depicted in minute detail.

Real-world Examples

Mr. Cha Buduo has the same physiognomy as you and I. He has a pair of eyes, but doesn't see clearly.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

He noticed that the Mayor's physiognomy was re-assuming its expression of embarrassment and displeasure.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

We get the fonder of our houses if they have a physiognomy of their own, as our friends have.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

It was the physiognomy of the tiger savouring in advance the pleasure of devouring its prey.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Two)

The striking points in his appearance were his buff waistcoat, short-clipped blond hair, and neutral physiognomy.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Four)

His blank and aristocratic physiognomy betokened rare and orthodox ideas; the ideal of a Metternichian diplomatist.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

But I liked his physiognomy even less than before: it struck me as being at the same time unsettled and inanimate.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

" Hist, hist! " said she, while her ill-omened physiognomy seemed to cast a shadow over the cheerful newness of the house.

Source: Red characters

The particular faults from which these delicate generalities are distilled have distinguishable physiognomies, diction, accent, and grimaces; filling up parts in very various dramas.

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

We still have the same basic physiognomy as our hunter-gatherer ancestors, yet much of the time, we switch off our senses when choosing what to eat.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now