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noun
Countenance; one's face.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: boat, complexion, countenance, chevy chase, dial, ecaf, eek, George Best, face, favor, kisser, look, map, mug, mush, pan, physiognomy, phiz, phizog, punim, visage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The appearance or aspect of something, especially when expressive or distinctive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: countenance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appearance, visual aspect
Narrower terms: expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face, poker face
noun
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, phiz, kisser, smiler, mug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: face, human face
Narrower terms: pudding face, pudding-face
History
From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision. See -age (“noun suffix”).
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
