Meaning

2 senses

  1. Countenance; one's face.

    Gesicht

    выраже́ние лицаvyražénije lica

    the appearance conveyed by a person's face

  2. The appearance or aspect of something, especially when expressive or distinctive.

    Snowflakes fell gently across the mountain’s rugged visage.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I brought radiance to my visage.

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  2. The monster's ugly visage horrified the campers.

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  3. Tom's face lost its passive visage and revealed his horror and disgust.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
countenance; appearance; face:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
countenance; appearance; face:

Origin

From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derive

From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision. See -age (“noun suffix”).

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Forms

plural: visages
Singularvisage
Pluralvisages

regular

Synonyms

22 synonyms
boatA1complexionB2dialB1faceA1favorA2lookA1mapA1mugA2panA2countenancechevy chaseecafeekGeorge Best
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words
RelatedenvisageC1evidenceA2visionB1visualB1visuallyB1visagedvisionaryvisualizationvisualize

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
virusB1visaB1visceralviscosityviscountviscous
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