physiognomy

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He aimed to capture the temperament and character of his sitters as revealed by their physiognomy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

“Although Hall never resorts to a cliched impersonation, his suggestion of Nixon’s physiognomy is frequently uncanny, especially in profile.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2022

To an extent, her success was due to physiognomy.

From The New Yorker • May 14, 2019

Sarandon’s very physiognomy suggests defiance; she looks indignant even at rest.

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2017

But I liked his physiognomy even less than before: it struck me as being at the same time unsettled and inanimate.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë