retroussé
9.8
A nose with its tip turned up slightly
- adjective
- /ˌrɛtrəˈsu/
:
respingado
- His retroussé nose gave him an impish, youthful look.
Examples
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The artist painted the child with a delicate retroussé nose and bright eyes.
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She had a charming retroussé nose that made her face memorable.
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She has a charming retroussé nose.
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Isn't her retroussé nose adorable?
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His retroussé nose gave him an impish, youthful look.
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She had a charming retroussé nose that made her face memorable.
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The artist painted the child with a delicate retroussé nose and bright eyes.
Synonyms
upturned
vsretroussé
1
4.8
Something that has its tip pointing up, like a small nose
focuses specifically on a pleasing, noticeable turn at the nose tip
tip-tilted
vsretroussé
8.2
A nose with the tip turned up
emphasizes that this turned tip looks attractive or noticeable
How Upturned
Surface Forms
retroussé positive
Etymology
Retroussé comes from French and originally meant 'rolled up', from re- 'back' and trousser 'to tuck up'. So a retroussé nose is one that is turned up at the tip, as if it were gently rolled back.