Origin: Latin
suffix -ment
Lineament has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
"each town has a quality all its own"
"the radical character of our demands"
2
the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
"an expression of pleasure crossed his features"
"his lineaments were very regular"
3
Any distinctive shape or line, etc.
Example Sentences
"each town has a quality all its own"
noun
"the radical character of our demands"
noun
"an expression of pleasure crossed his features"
noun
"his lineaments were very regular"
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)