lineament

Noun

Meaning

One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; -- usually in the plural.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

character feature quality mark tang quirk line case role side property turn mannerism edge theme
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Antonyms

body behind whole inside speech interior
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Hypernyms

property dimension attribute body part

Hyponyms

temple chin jaw forehead cheek brow

Anagrams

alinement

Examples

I sought not in her visage, for the tinge of the morning, and the lustre of heaven. These had vanished with life; but I hoped for liberty to print a last kiss upon her lips. This was denied me; for such had been the merciless blow that destroyed her, that not a lineament remained! Charles Brockden Brown

Looking around at the faces of his colleagues in the Senior Common Room he felt reassured: not a Lineament of Gratified Desire to be seen. David Lodge

each town has a quality all its own Source: Internet

the radical character of our demands Source: Internet

an expression of pleasure crossed his features Source: Internet

his lineaments were very regular Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lineality lineall lineally lineamental linean linear