physionomie

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin physiognomia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.zjɔ.nɔ.mi/

Noun

physionomie f (plural physionomies)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Polish: fizjonomia, fizjognomia
    • → Yiddish: פֿיזיאָנאָמיע (fizyonomye)
  • → Romanian: fizionomie
  • → Turkish: fizyonomi

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