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   physiognomy

   /ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmi/

   noun

   • 1. a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin: "friends began to notice a change in his physiognomy"
   • ▪ the supposed art of judging character from facial characteristics: "a world where physiognomy was a respected practice"
   • ▪ the general form or appearance of something: "the physiognomy of the landscape"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French phisonomie, via medieval Latin from Greek phusiognōmonia ‘judging of a man's nature (by his features)’, based on gnōmōn ‘a judge, interpreter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. physiognomic adjective
   • 2. physiognomical adjective
   • 3. physiognomically adverb

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   What does physiognomy mean?

   • Illustration in a 19th-century book about physiognomy Physiognomy (from the Greek φύσις, ' physis ', meaning "nature", and ' gnomon ', meaning "judge" or "interpreter") or face reading is the practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face.

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   Where does physiognomy come from?

   • Middle English phisonomie, from Anglo-French phisenomie, from Late Latin physiognomonia, physiognomia, from Greek physiognōmonia, from physiognōmōn judging character by the features, from physis nature, physique, appearance + gnōmōn interpreter — more at gnomon 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Physiognomy.”

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   What is physiognomy and phrenology?

   • The pseudoscience of physiognomy, which experienced a modern revival in the 19th century, claimed that the shape of the nose could tell you about a person's moral character. In their popular form, phrenology and physiognomy marketed themselves as sciences on-the-go.

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   How does physiognomy define a nation?

   • Here, physiognomy joins the criteria for defining a nation. They thus tend to accumulate in such periods, in parallel with mutations in other developmental endpoint genes encoding for variations in pelage, color, and physiognomy. They can be distinguished by extensive differences in physiognomy, cultural traditions and social structure.

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   What is a fierce physiognomy?

   • , plural phys·i·og·no·mies. a fierce physiognomy. Also called anthroposcopy. the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, especially of the face. the physiognomy of a nation.

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   Is physiognomy valid?

   • The term 'physiognomy' was common in Middle English, often written as 'fisnamy' or 'visnomy', as in the Tale of Beryn, a spurious addition to The Canterbury Tales: "I knowe wele by thy fisnamy, thy kynd it were to stele". Physiognomy's validity was once widely accepted.

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   Physiognomy (from the Greek φύσις, 'physis', meaning "nature", and 'gnomon', meaning "judge" or "interpreter") or face reading is the practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face.

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   The meaning of PHYSIOGNOMY is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance. How to use physiognomy in a sentence.

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   PHYSIOGNOMY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of physiognomy in English. physiognomy. noun [ U ] formal uk / ˌfɪz.iˈɒn.ə.mi / us / ˌfɪz.iˈɑː.nə.mi / Add to word list. the physical appearance of the face. Synonyms. countenance formal. face (HEAD) mug (FACE) informal mainly disapproving. visage literary.

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   physiognomy in British English. (ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmɪ ) noun. 1. a person's features or characteristic expression considered as an indication of personality. 2. the art or practice of judging character from facial features. 3. the outward appearance of something, esp the physical characteristics of a geographical region.

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   Physiognomy definition: the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character. See examples of PHYSIOGNOMY used in a sentence.

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   PHYSIOGNOMY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of physiognomy in English. physiognomy. noun [ U ] formal us / ˌfɪz.iˈɑː.nə.mi / uk / ˌfɪz.iˈɒn.ə.mi / Add to word list. the physical appearance of the face. Synonyms. countenance formal. face (HEAD) mug (FACE) informal mainly disapproving. visage literary.

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   The word physiognomy means the appearance of someone's face. When traveling in Italy, you may be struck by the pleasing physiognomy of the marble statues sculpted during the Renaissance.