visage
Plural: visages
Noun
- A person's face or facial expression.
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- "a stern visage"
- Countenance; appearance; one's face.
Examples
- Her victorious visage after playing ’ZAX’ was a sight to behold.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, George Best, boat, chevy chase, complexion, dial, ecaf, eek, face, favor, look, map, mush, pan, phizog, punim, visage
Scrabble Score: 10
visage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvisage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
visage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary