physionomie

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin physiognomia.

Pronunciation

Noun

physionomie f (plural physionomies)

  1. face, physiognomy
    le destin de chaque homme était imprimé dans sa physionomieevery man's destiny was imprinted in his face
  2. facial expression, physiognomy
  3. appearance, look, physiognomy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: fizionomie
  • Turkish: fizyonomi

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