Phiz — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

physiognomy kisser Hablot Knight Browne smiler Browne mug visage countenance

Word Forms

smile

verb

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

binette

Illustrateur anglais de plusieurs romans de Dickens (1815-1882)

🇪🇸Spanish

cara

Ilustrador inglés de varias novelas de Dickens (1815-1882)

🇳🇱Dutch

phis

Engelse illustrator van verschillende romans van Dickens (1815-1882)

🇵🇹Portuguese

foto

Ilustrador inglês de vários romances de Dickens (1815-1882)

🇷🇺Russian

физ.

Английский иллюстратор нескольких романов Диккенса (1815–1882).

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेहरे की बनावट

डिकेंस के कई उपन्यासों के अंग्रेजी चित्रकार (1815-1882)

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিজ

ডিকেন্সের বেশ কয়েকটি উপন্যাসের ইংরেজি চিত্রকর (1815-1882)

🇮🇳Marathi

फिझ

डिकन्सच्या अनेक कादंबऱ्यांचे इंग्रजी चित्रकार (1815-1882)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિઝ

ડિકન્સની અનેક નવલકથાઓના અંગ્રેજી ચિત્રકાર (1815-1882)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਜ਼

ਡਿਕਨਜ਼ ਦੇ ਕਈ ਨਾਵਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਚਿੱਤਰਕਾਰ (1815-1882)

🇵🇰Urdu

فز

ڈکنز کے کئی ناولوں کے انگریزی مصور (1815-1882)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脸

狄更斯多部小说的英国插画家（1815-1882）

🇯🇵Japanese

ファイズ

ディケンズのいくつかの小説の英国のイラストレーター（1815年−1882年）

🇰🇷Korean

얼굴

여러 디킨스 소설의 영국 삽화가(1815-1882)

🇹🇭Thai

พิซ

นักวาดภาพประกอบภาษาอังกฤษของนวนิยายของ Dickens หลายเรื่อง (1815-1882)

🇮🇩Indonesian

muka

Ilustrator Inggris dari beberapa novel Dickens (1815-1882)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محيا

رسام إنجليزي للعديد من روايات ديكنز (1815-1882)

🇹🇷Turkish

fizik

Dickens'ın birçok romanının İngiliz illüstratörü (1815-1882)

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