physiognomy

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noun

Plural noun:

physiognomiesfisnomiefisnomyphisnomyphysnomiephysnomyvisnomievisnomy

1.
(countable, uncountable)The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
Đồng nghĩa: face reading
2.
(countable, uncountable)The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The art of telling fortunes by inspection of the features.
4.
(countable, uncountable)The general appearance or aspect of a thing, without reference to its scientific characteristics.
the physiognomy of a plant; of a meteor

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Đồng nghĩa

face reading

Cùng gốc / liên quan

phiz phizogphysiognomerphysiognomic physiognomical physiognomics physiognomize physiognomistphytophysiognomychirognomycraniognomymetagnomy pathognomy phytognomy

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Middle English phisonomie, from phisenomie, Middle French phisonomie et al., ultimately from physiognomia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμία (physiology), from φύσις (physique, appearance) + γνώμη (means of knowing). phisonomie would regularly develop into *physnomy (forms of this type are common in Early Modern English, such as fisnomie in ''All's Well that Ends Well'');