physionomie

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin physiognomia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.zjɔ.nɔ.mi/

Noun

physionomie f (plural physionomies)

1. face, physiognomy

   le destin de chaque homme était imprimé dans sa physionomie ― every man's destiny was imprinted in his face

2. facial expression, physiognomy
3. appearance, look, physiognomy

Derived terms

• physionomiste

Descendants

• → Polish: fizjonomia, fizjognomia
  • → Yiddish: פֿיזיאָנאָמיע (fizyonomye)
• → Romanian: fizionomie
• → Turkish: fizyonomi

Further reading

• “physionomie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.