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physiognomy

[ UK /fˌɪzɪˈɒɡnəmi/ ]
NOUN
  1. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

How To Use physiognomy In A Sentence

  • They appropriated the symbolic authority, as well as the physiognomy of the architecture.
  • Distance estimation to unseen birds is difficult, because attenuation of bird vocalizations is affected by vegetation type and physiognomy, position of the bird relative to the observer, and song or call pitch.
  • The science of physiognomy was of particular importance to the ancient Greeks.
  • He used this time to study formal logic, social psychology, physiognomy, and craniometry, which laid the foundations of a broad approach in medicine.
  • If he does not justify the hopes and expectations of the nation, physiognomy is of no value. — General M'Clellan
  • There is nothing in his prose or his physiognomy to suggest that he will become flabby or paunchy.
  • The physiognomy of the city and the bearing of its inhabitants share the portentous aspect of a drama.
  • Today, some restingas still suffer man-made impact through fire or cattle, but even apparently pristine areas display an open physiognomy.
  • In naturalistic novels such inessential things as a minor character's physiognomy and costume are depicted in minute detail.
  • This was the first opportunity he'd had to study their physiognomy closely. EVERVILLE
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