Noun: physiognomy ,fi-zee'óg-nu-mee
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A person's face
"His physiognomy revealed years of hard living";
- countenance [informal], phiz [Brit, informal], visage [informal], kisser [informal], smiler [informal], mug [informal], fizzog [Brit, informal], phizog [Brit, informal], pan [US, informal]
Derived forms: physiognomies
Type of: face, human face
Part of: human head
Encyclopedia: Physiognomy