a person's features or characteristic expression considered as an indication of personality
2.
the art or practice of judging character from facial features
3.
the outward appearance of something, esp the physical characteristics of a geographical region
Derived forms
physiognomic (ˌfɪzɪəˈnɒmɪk) or physiognomical (ˌphysiogˈnomical)
adjective
physiognomically (ˌphysiogˈnomically)
adverb
physiognomist (ˌphysiˈognomist)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French phisonomie, via Medieval Latin, from Late Greek phusiognōmia, erroneous for Greek phusiognōmonia, from phusis nature + gnōmōn judge