visage

(vĭz'ĭj)
n.

1. The face or facial expression of a person; countenance.
2. Appearance; aspect: the bleak visage of winter.

[Middle English, from Old French, from vis, from Latin vīsus, appearance, from past participle of vidēre, to see.]

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a literary word meaning 'face, countenance', is pronounced viz-ij.

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noun

1. The front surface of the head: countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle. Informal mug. Slang kisser, map, pan, puss. See precede/follow.
2. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood: aspect, cast, countenance, expression, face, look. See express.
3. An outward appearance: aspect, countenance, face, look, physiognomy, surface. See surface/depth.

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• Aspects and Components of Appearance - visage: face and its expressions

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See words rhyming with "visage."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ansigtsudtryk, ansigt, udseende

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelaat, verschijning

Français (French)
n. - visage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Antlitz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μορφή, όψη, πρόσωπο, φυσιογνωμία

Italiano (Italian)
viso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rosto (m), aspecto (m)

Русский (Russian)
лицо, внешний облик

Español (Spanish)
n. - rostro, semblante, aspecto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ansikte

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
脸, 容貌, 面貌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 臉, 容貌, 面貌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 얼굴 생김새

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 顔, 顔つき, 容貌

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وجه, منظر, طلعه, سيماء, محيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פנים, פרצוף, מראה‬

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