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

• The immigrant could not blend in his adopted country due to his distinctive physiognomy.
• Rationalists dismiss physiognomy, the science of judging character on the basis of a person's features, as hogwash.
• Hansen may have the physiognomy of a typical Hollywood villain but in real life he is a great philanthropist.

• countenance
• phiz
• visage
• kisser
• smiler
• mug

News & Articles

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• Anonymous body parts: seeing enough to want to see more
  Posted in Fashion / Fashion blog / Fashion careers & casting calls / Fashion photo shoots / Fashion pictures Physiognomy has never proven to be more than pseudoscientific at best, but still there’s plenty written in faces. Staring into someone’s eyes to get a sense of what they’re feeling isn’t just a romantic cliche, it’s a psychological reality: reading faces is the most innate form of ...
  June 17, 2013 - StyleBistro

Quotes

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• James Cromwell in International Herald Tribune
  He never looked liked me. His physiognomy is not the same, and I'm not going to do a Dana Carvey. That's of no use in a drama, in a piece of fiction. There's no reality to it,Cromwell said in an interview.
• Sanath Jayasuriya in AFP
  Music and dance seem to be the best indicators of African ancestry, other than their physiognomy. Their other cultural traits are not African because they have adopted local customs and habits,Jayasuriya said.
• Chris Weitz in Arizona Republic
  The animators studied polar bears in captivity and on film to get an idea of their physiognomy and adapt it to human speech,Weitz says.