Definitions for visageˈvɪz ɪdʒ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vis•age*ˈvɪz ɪdʒ(n.)

  1. the face, usu. with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance:

    a sad visage.

  2. aspect; appearance:

    a ghost town's desolate visage.

* Syn: See face.

Origin of visage:

1250–1300; < OF vis face < L vīsum sight, der. of vidēre to see

vis′aged(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug(noun)

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

  2. countenance, visage(noun)

    the appearance conveyed by a person's face

    "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"

Wiktionary

  1. visage(Noun)

    Countenance; appearance; one's face.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Visage(noun)

    the face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face

  2. Visage(verb)

    to face


Translations for visage

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

face(noun)

the front part of the head, from forehead to chin

a beautiful face.

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