phiz

Examples

• All

• His friendly phiz lit up when he saw his old friend.

• The next illustration, along with "the Spy's funeral" in an earlier part, is again a typical Phiz drawing that does him more credit than some of the weaker drawings we've seen thus far.

  Blog text (20)

• Nothing but face, says a character in Ferdydurke who is looking for authentic countenance: the face that looks at me and the face it imposes on mine and the face I adopt in return and all the faces, mugs, grimaces, and permutations of phiz that pass between us.

  Academic text (1998)

• The comedian's exaggerated phiz made everyone in the audience burst out laughing.

Synonyms

M

mug

vsphiz

• Offensive

70 7.7

A face that looks funny or rude

is a neutral informal British term, not usually joking or insulting

C

countenance

vsphiz

• Formal

15 7.2

A person's face or the expression on it that shows mood

is the informal name for the face rather than an expression focus

V

visage

vsphiz

• Literature

14 7.9

A person's face, especially their expression

is informal British speech rather than a formal literary term

K

kisser

vsphiz

• Slang

10 8.7

A person's face

is the same idea but used specifically in British informal speech

S

smiler

vsphiz

• Informal

8.7

An informal word for a person's face that often means their smile

is the same idea but used specifically in British informal speech

Compounds

F

funny phiz

• Archaic

9.9

A face you make to make people laugh

Surface Forms

Etymology