visage
Noun
- the human face (
kisser’ and
smiler’ and mug’ are informal terms for
face’ and `phiz’ is British)
- Synonyms
- countenance
- physiognomy
- phiz
- kisser
- smiler
- mug
- Less specific
- More specific
- pudding face
- pudding-face
- Part of
- Related
- Region
- United Kingdom
- UK
- U
- Britain
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Great Britain
- the appearance conveyed by a person’s face; “a pleasant countenance”; “a stern visage”
- Synonyms
- Less specific
- More specific
- expression
- look
- aspect
- facial expression
- face
- poker face
- literary a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features
an elegant, angular visage
a person's facial expression
there was something hidden behind his visage of cheerfulness
Origin
Middle English : via Old French from Latin visus sight , from videre to see