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human face vs physiognomy

physiognomy vs human face

human face and physiognomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
human face Yes No No No
physiognomy Yes No No No
As nouns, physiognomy is a hyponym of human face; that is, physiognomy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than human face:
  • human face: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
  • physiognomy: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Other hyponyms of human face include countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, smiler, visage.
human face (noun) physiognomy (noun)
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Difference between human face and physiognomy

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