visage
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈvɪzɪdʒ/
- Literature
- Surely this severe paternal visage would quash any amorous desires inspired by Labille-Guiard's enticing body.
- visage of Antichrist
- visage of Christ
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- Then came the visitations, ghostly face sheathed in the wrinkled visage of an old man.
- Now I've zoomed all the way out so you can really see my my delicious visage, what visage it is.
- Eyes without a face, a visage.
- That gives the illusion of there being a more kind of beautiful natural visage.
- I think they're responding to what's happening to me, and I'm getting from them a more relaxed tone, a more relaxed accepting visage.
- I don't want anybody to think that there's anything on my face other than this gorgeous visage.
Examples
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A glimmer of hope flickers across his visage as he notes some marks on the ground.
Fiction book (2002) -
Your noble visage is known around the world.
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You have a stunning visage.
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Your eyes are like sapphires, your face the visage of a Greek god.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Emperor's gaunt visage was on the cover of every magazine and newspaper.
Fiction book (1996) -
But still, good Mr. Hooper sadly smiled at the pale visages of the worldly throng as he passed by.
Fiction book (2002) -
Above the basin, the carved visage of St. Kilda gazed emptily toward the ceiling, eyes piously upturned.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her calm visage reflected the serenity of the peaceful landscape around her.
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The artist captured the sorrow in the woman's visage beautifully in his portrait.
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Despite the storm brewing outside, his visage remained composed and untroubled.
Synonyms
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1.0
An expression on the face that shows a feeling
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1.8
The way a person or thing looks to other people
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2.5
An expression on a person's face that shows their feelings
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7.7
A face that looks funny or rude
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1.8
A look or movement on the face that shows feelings
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7.2
A person's face or the expression on it that shows mood
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3.4
The look on someone's face that shows their feelings
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9.9
Facial features that seem to show a person's character
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9.9
The front part of a person's head where the eyes, nose, and mouth are
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Etymology
The word visage comes from a Latin root vis-, as in vision, meaning 'to see'. So the visage is the part of a person people 'see', the face and its expression.