phiz

1. 1.

   English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

   SynonymsBrowneHablot Knight Browne

   Broaderillustrator
2. 2.

   the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

   Synonymscountenancephysiognomyvisagekissersmilermug

   Broaderface

   Narrowerpudding face

   Part ofhuman head

   colloquialism · United Kingdom

Other forms of phiz

plural

phizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about phiz

What does phiz mean?

phiz means "English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in phiz?

phiz has 1 syllable: phiz.

What is another word for phiz?

Close synonyms include Browne, Hablot Knight Browne, countenance, physiognomy, visage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phiz a common word?

phiz is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.