Physiognomy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌɪzɪˈɑːɡnəmi/

🇬🇧British English

/fˌɪzɪˈɒɡnəmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˌɪzɪˈɒɡnəmi/

4 syllables Say it as /fˌɪzɪˈɑːɡnəmi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

phiz kisser smiler mug visage countenance

Word Forms

smile

verb

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Physiognomie

das menschliche Gesicht („kisser“, „smiler“ und „mug“ sind informelle Begriffe für „face“ und „phiz“ ist britisch)

🇫🇷French

physionomie

le visage humain (« kisser », « smiler » et « mug » sont des termes informels pour « visage » et « phiz » est britannique)

🇪🇸Spanish

fisonomía

el rostro humano ("kisser", "smiler" y "mug" son términos informales para "face" y "phiz" es británico)

🇮🇹Italian

fisionomia

il volto umano ("kisser", "smiler" e "mug" sono termini informali per "face" e "phiz" è britannico)

🇳🇱Dutch

fysionomie

het menselijke gezicht (`kisser' en `smiler' en `mug' zijn informele termen voor `face' en `phiz' is Brits)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fisionomia

o rosto humano ('kisser' e 'smiler' e 'mug' são termos informais para 'face' e 'phiz' é britânico)

🇷🇺Russian

физиогномика

человеческое лицо («целующийся», «улыбающийся» и «кружка» — неофициальные термины для «лица», а «физ» — британские)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुख का आकृति

मानव चेहरा ('किसर' और 'स्माइलर' और 'मग' 'चेहरे' के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द हैं और 'फ़िज़' ब्रिटिश है)

🇧🇩Bengali

দেহতত্ত্ব

মানুষের মুখ ('কিসার' এবং 'স্মাইলার' এবং 'মগ' হল 'মুখ' এর জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক পদ এবং 'ফিজ' ব্রিটিশ)

🇮🇳Tamil

உடலியல்

மனித முகம் ('முத்தம்' மற்றும் 'புன்னகை' மற்றும் 'குவளை' என்பது 'முகம்' என்பதற்கான முறைசாரா சொற்கள் மற்றும் 'phiz' என்பது பிரிட்டிஷ்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిజియోగ్నమీ

మానవ ముఖం (`ముద్దు' మరియు `స్మైలర్' మరియు `మగ్' అనేవి `ముఖం'కి అనధికారిక పదాలు మరియు `ఫిజ్' బ్రిటీష్ భాష)

🇮🇳Marathi

शरीरशास्त्र

मानवी चेहरा ('किसर' आणि 'स्माइलर' आणि 'मग' हे 'चेहऱ्यासाठी' अनौपचारिक संज्ञा आहेत आणि 'फिझ' ब्रिटिश आहेत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરીરવિજ્ઞાન

માનવ ચહેરો ('કિસર' અને 'સ્માઇલર' અને 'મગ' 'ફેસ' માટે અનૌપચારિક શબ્દો છે અને 'ફિઝ' બ્રિટિશ છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

ಮಾನವ ಮುಖ (`ಕಿಸ್ಸರ್' ಮತ್ತು `ಸ್ಮೈಲರ್' ಮತ್ತು `ಮಗ್' ಎಂಬುದು `ಮುಖ'ಕ್ಕೆ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಪದಗಳು ಮತ್ತು `ಫಿಜ್' ಬ್ರಿಟೀಷ್ ಆಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരീരശാസ്ത്രം

മനുഷ്യ മുഖം ('ചുംബനം', 'സ്മൈലർ', 'മഗ്' എന്നിവ 'മുഖം' എന്നതിൻ്റെ അനൗപചാരിക പദങ്ങളാണ്, 'ഫിസ്' ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാരനാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ

ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਚਿਹਰਾ ('ਕਿਸਰ' ਅਤੇ 'ਸਮਾਈਲਰ' ਅਤੇ 'ਮੱਗ' 'ਫੇਸ' ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ 'ਫਿਜ਼' ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

فزیوگنومی

انسانی چہرہ ('چومنے والا' اور 'مسکراہٹ' اور 'مگ' 'چہرے' کے لئے غیر رسمی اصطلاحات ہیں اور 'فز' برطانوی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

相貌

人脸（“kisser”、“smiler”和“mug”是“face”的非正式术语，“phiz”是英国语）

🇯🇵Japanese

人相

人間の顔 (「キスサー」と「スマイラー」、「マグ」は「顔」の非公式用語で、「ファイズ」はイギリス語です)

🇰🇷Korean

지형

사람의 얼굴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tướng số

khuôn mặt con người (`kisser' và `smiler' và `mug' là những thuật ngữ không chính thức cho `face' và `phiz' là tiếng Anh)

🇹🇭Thai

โหงวเฮ้ง

ใบหน้าของมนุษย์ (`kisser' และ 'smiler' และ 'mug' เป็นคำที่ไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับ 'face' และ 'phiz' เป็นคำอังกฤษ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

wajah

wajah manusia (`kisser' dan `smiler' dan `mug' adalah istilah informal untuk `face' dan `phiz' dalam bahasa Inggris)

🇲🇾Malay

fisiognomi

wajah manusia (`kisser' dan `smiler' dan `mug' ialah istilah tidak rasmi untuk `face' dan `phiz' ialah British)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علم الفراسة

الوجه البشري ('التقبيل' و'المبتسم' و'القدح' هي مصطلحات غير رسمية لـ "الوجه" و"phiz" هي مصطلحات بريطانية)

🇮🇷Persian

فیزیولوژی

صورت انسان ("بوسنده" و "خنداننده" و "لیوان" اصطلاحات غیررسمی برای "صورت" و "phiz" انگلیسی است)

🇹🇷Turkish

fizyonomi

insan yüzü ("öpücük", "gülümseyen" ve "kupa", "yüz" için resmi olmayan terimlerdir ve "phiz" İngiliz dilinde kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְלַסְתֵר

הפנים האנושיות ('מנשק' ו-'מחייך' ו'ספל' הם מונחים לא רשמיים עבור 'פנים' ו-'פיז' הוא בריטי)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'physiognomy'?

The primary meaning of 'physiognomy' is 'the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'physiognomy' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'physiognomy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'physiognomy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'physiognomy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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