| NOUN | body | visage, countenance, physiognomy, phiz, kisser, smiler, mug | the human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British) |
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| attribute | visage, countenance | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| Sounds | vih'zahjh | |
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| Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
| Meaning | The human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British). | |
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| Synonyms | countenance, physiognomy, phiz, kisser, smiler, mug | |
| Part of | human head | The head of a human being |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Narrower | pudding face, pudding-face | A large fat human face |
| Broader | face, human face | The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | faz, fisiognomía, fisionomía, fisonomía, rostro, semblante | |
| Catalan | cara, fesomia, fisonomia, rostre, semblant | |
| Meaning | The appearance conveyed by a person's face. | |
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| Example | "a stern visage" | |
| Synonym | countenance | |
| Narrower | expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face | The feelings expressed on a person's face |
| poker face | A face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | apariencia, expresión, rostro, semblante | |
| Catalan | rostre, semblant | |
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