What does grimace mean?
Definitions for grimace
ˈgrɪm əs, grɪˈmeɪsgri·mace
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Princeton's WordNet
grimace, faceverb
a contorted facial expression
"she made a grimace at the prospect"
grimace, make a face, pull a faceverb
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
"He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
Wiktionary
grimacenoun
A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.
grimaceverb
To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
Etymology: 1645-55 From descended from grima +
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Grimacenoun
Etymology: French, from grim.
He had not spar’d to shew his piques,
Against th’ haranguer’s politicks,
With smart remarks of leering faces,
And annotations of grimaces! Hudibras, p. iii.The favourable opinion and good word of men comes oftentimes at a very easy rate; and by a few demure looks and affected whims, set off with some odd devotional postures and grimaces, and such other little arts of dissimulation, cunning men will do wonders. Robert South, Sermons.
The buffoon ape, with grimaces and gambols, carried it from the whole field. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 116.
The French nation is addicted to grimace. Spectator.
Vice in a vizard, to avoid grimace,
Allows all freedom, but to see the face. George Granville.
ChatGPT
grimace
A grimace is a facial expression that typically combines a contorted or twisted mouth, furrowed eyebrows, and tense facial muscles, conveying a level of discomfort, pain, disgust, or displeasure. It is often characterized by a distorted or unpleasant appearance of the face.
Webster Dictionary
Grimacenoun
a distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face
Grimaceverb
to make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces
Etymology: [F., prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. grma mask, specter, Icel. grma mask, hood, perh. akin to E. grin.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grimace
gri-mās′, n. a distortion of the face, in jest, &c.: a smirk.—v.i. to make grimaces.—adj. Grimaced′, with a grimace: distorted. [Fr.; of uncertain origin, perh. from Ice. gríma, a mask.]
Anagrams for grimace »
gemaric
megaric
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grimace in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grimace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of grimace in a Sentence
To transform a grimace into a sound sounds impossible, yet it is possible to transform a vision into music, to go outside an enslaved personality, to become impersonal by transforming into sand, into water, into light.
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- šklebit seCzech
- grimassere, grimasseDanish
- Grimasse, Grimassen schneidenGerman
- γκριμάτσα, μορφάζω, μορφασμόςGreek
- grimaco, grimaciEsperanto
- mueca, hacer gestosSpanish
- روی ترش كردن, قيافه ى خود را در هم كشيدنPersian
- virnistellä, irvistää, irvistys, irvistelläFinnish
- grimace, grimacer, faire des grimacesFrench
- मुंह बनानाHindi
- fintorHungarian
- smorfiaItalian
- しかめっ面, 顰めるJapanese
- გრიმასაGeorgian
- sanna, ALUCINORLatin
- GrimassLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- whakahamero, whāita, whakamoteko, moteko, whakamenemeneMāori
- gjøre grimase, grimase, lage grimaseNorwegian
- grymasPolish
- careta, [[fazer]] [[careta]]/[[caretas]]Portuguese
- grimasăRomanian
- ужимка, гримасничать, гримасаRussian
- grimas, grimaseraSwedish
- หน้าตาบูดบThai
- ГримасаUkrainian
- 鬼脸Chinese
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