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Physiognomy Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -nomy

Physiognomy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

2

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.

See Also
predominant personology constitutional type physiognomics countenance physiognomize features physiognomic
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
face
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pudding face
Rhyming Words
omy tomy romy homy momy nomy boomy roomy doomy stomy anomy atomy zoomy toomy sloomy dysomy eunomy ostomy disomy gloomy
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