physiognomy

Other forms of physiognomy

plural

physiognomies·

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 physiognomy

What does physiognomy mean?

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

How many syllables are in physiognomy?

physiognomy has 5 syllables: phy-si-og-no-my. The stress falls on "og".

What is another word for physiognomy?

Close synonyms include countenance, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler. 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 physiognomy a common word?

physiognomy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.