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Meanings of physiognomy in English
Synonyms
Examples for "countenance"
Examples for "countenance"
1
However, Mr Ford today stated his unwillingness to even countenance the suggestion.
2
In his countenance there was no beauty; in his bearing no elegance.
3
In a few minutes Lincoln came back down with a different countenance.
4
Angry lines appeared on the countenance of the representative of social decorum.
5
Her countenance was calm without being grave; she smiled with her eyes.
1
Timing the stock market is mug's game, as Maurice Pratt might say.
2
A few minutes later Patricia handed me a mug of hot chocolate.
3
The city police are putting their own list of mug shots together.
4
I stared into my mug, rethinking my decision to delay going home.
5
Yet she remains bitter about the public posting of her mug shot.
1
A look of grave perplexity rested on the visage of the Eskimo.
2
The old woman turned her wrinkled visage up to his in wonder.
3
A momentary look of guilt passed across his daughter's otherwise perfect visage.
4
His grave, shadowy-lined, iron visage showed the traces of time and experience.
5
The father read it, and, after a few lines, with grave visage.
1
I was not in the least cold, except my thumb and phiz.
2
One of them such an awful phiz that I'm afraid of her.
3
I suppose you thought you couldn't affect my dark, old, saddle-flap-looking phiz.
4
And I appear so penitent and wear so long a phiz
5
But never shall I forget the rage that gleamed in the tyrant's phiz!
1
In fact, a sorry kisser almost always resulted in a sorry lover.
2
Her body seemed to care only that he was a top-of-the-line kisser.
3
LaGuerta is very very good at kissing ass, a world-class ass kisser.
4
The vampire took that blast from the mine right in the kisser.
5
Third Floor Clyde, I had to admit, had been a very good kisser.
1
Two of them charged him suddenly-theredhead and the unpleasant smiler.
2
I should smiler Bland's been up all night after a most draggin' ride home.
3
The smiler with the knife hid under the cloak.
4
There are few more level-headed athletes in professional sport than the 25-year-old smiler from Eastbourne.
5
Both of them were gray-haired, Miriam firm-jawed and dark-eyed and Franklin a simple, jocular smiler.
Usage of physiognomy in English
1
This address caused a considerable change in the physiognomy of my auditor.
2
She mimicked the Lenkenstein physiognomy spontaneously in the run of her speech.
3
I couldn't help thinking how the job had molded the man's physiognomy.
4
This grandiose apostrophe was scarcely in accord with his costume and physiognomy.
5
There is nothing in my poor physiognomy worthy of your briefest attention.
6
The physiognomy of these three young women was laughter loving and happy.
7
The lowered physiognomy of Mr Verloc expressed a sombre and weary annoyance.
8
The momentary convulsion of his florid physiognomy seemed to strike them dumb.
9
A judge of native physiognomy can generally tell the two types apart.
10
But nothing lasts in this world, at least without changing its physiognomy.
11
Their complexions were dark, and their whole physiognomy revealed the Tartar blood.
12
It does not present the frank physiognomy of the second Scherzo, op.
13
As a physician, he was accustomed to notice the changes of physiognomy.
14
The Portuguese did not finish, but his ferocious physiognomy spoke plainly enough.
15
On my own side I furtively examined this gentle yet scrutinizing physiognomy.
16
Alexander is of more manly proportions, and of a true Sarmatian physiognomy.
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Translations for physiognomy
Portuguese
Physiognomy through the time
Physiognomy across language varieties
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