Meaning | The characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin. |
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Example | "his lineaments were very regular" |
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Synonym | feature |
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Part of | face, human face | The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear |
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Narrower | brow, forehead | The part of the face above the eyes |
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cheek | Either side of the face below the eyes |
chin, mentum | The protruding part of the lower jaw |
jaw | The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it |
jowl | A fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) |
temple | The flat area on either side of the forehead |
Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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Spanish | facción, rasgo |
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Catalan | facció, tret |
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