Explore Physiognomy through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like countenance or phiz. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Physiognomy in a sentence
Physiognomy meaning
- The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
- The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character.
- The art of telling fortunes by inspection of the features.
Using Physiognomy
- The main meaning on this page is: The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face. | The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character. | The art of telling fortunes by inspection of the features.
- Useful related words include: countenance, phiz, visage, kisser.
Context around Physiognomy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Physiognomy
- In this selection, "physiognomy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, underlying, class, structure, attributes, deepfakes and features stand out and add context to how "physiognomy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include defined by physiognomy and expert in physiognomy and predicted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "physiognomy" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with physiognomy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Throughout the weeks, its class physiognomy has incessantly asserted itself. (10 words)
Surviving preparatory drawings show line notes, ideas, and movement and physiognomy studies. (12 words)
These subjects include physiognomy, physical exercise, botany, chemistry, mineralogy, and experimental philosophy. (12 words)
I figure that the improvement here over older deepfakes is that the replacement face is matched better to the underlying physiognomy; deepfakes tend to swim or slide around in ways that are subtle but visibly unnatural. (36 words)
Roderigo calls Othello 'the thicklips', which seems to refer to Sub-Saharan African physiognomy, but Honigmann counters that, as these comments are all intended as insults by the characters, they need not be taken literally. (35 words)
It flows from the failure of moral standards long seen as essential to self-government — honor, dignity, loyalty, respect for those of a different cast of mind, tongue, or physiognomy. (30 words)
Example sentences (14)
Figures linked to him are characteristic of the many features of Poseidon’s physiognomy, attributes, or phenomena of his domain and hypostases of his divinity.
I figure that the improvement here over older deepfakes is that the replacement face is matched better to the underlying physiognomy; deepfakes tend to swim or slide around in ways that are subtle but visibly unnatural.
It flows from the failure of moral standards long seen as essential to self-government — honor, dignity, loyalty, respect for those of a different cast of mind, tongue, or physiognomy.
Throughout the weeks, its class physiognomy has incessantly asserted itself.
Biome A grouping of terrestrial ecosystems on a given continent that are similar in vegetation structure, physiognomy, features of the environment and characteristics of their animal communities.
Biome-type Grouping of convergent biomes or formations of different continents, defined by physiognomy.
He was "an expert in physiognomy " and predicted that Abdali was "destined to become a king".
In Europe, mental assessment took a more physiological approach, with theories of physiognomy —judgment of character based on the face—described by Aristotle in 4th century BC Greece.
In the late Quaternary the topographic physiognomy we know today was formed—i.e. a set of hills overlooking a swampy lowland.
Key definitions for understanding Whittaker's scheme Physiognomy The apparent characteristics, outward features, or appearance of ecological communities or species.
Roderigo calls Othello 'the thicklips', which seems to refer to Sub-Saharan African physiognomy, but Honigmann counters that, as these comments are all intended as insults by the characters, they need not be taken literally.
Surviving preparatory drawings show line notes, ideas, and movement and physiognomy studies.
The county had been torn apart and, as a consequence, that modeled its physiognomy.
These subjects include physiognomy, physical exercise, botany, chemistry, mineralogy, and experimental philosophy.