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Meaning of "physiognomic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHYSIOGNOMIC

physiognomic  [ˌfɪzɪəˈnɒmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHYSIOGNOMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Physiognomic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHYSIOGNOMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

physiognomic

Physiognomy

Physiognomy is the assessment of a person's character or personality from his or her outer appearance, especially the face. The term can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object, or terrain, without reference to its implied characteristics, as in the physiognomy of a plant community. Credence of such study has varied from time to time. The practice was well-accepted by the ancient Greek philosophers, but fell into disrepute in the Middle Ages when practised by vagabonds and mountebanks. It was then revived and popularised by Johann Kaspar Lavater before falling from favour again in the late 19th century. Physiognomy as understood in the past meets the contemporary definition of a pseudoscience. No clear evidence indicates physiognomy works, though recent studies have suggested that facial appearances do "contain a kernel of truth" about a person's personality. Physiognomy is also sometimes referred to as anthroposcopy, though the expression was more common in the 19th century when the word originated.

Definition of physiognomic in the English dictionary

The definition of physiognomic in the dictionary is relating to facial features and expression. Other definition of physiognomic is relating to the outward appearance of something, esp the physical characteristics of a geographical region.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHYSIOGNOMIC


agronomic
ˌæɡrəˈnɒmɪk
anomic
əˈnɒmɪk
antieconomic
ˌæntɪˌekəˈnɒmɪk
astronomic
ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪk
autonomic
ˌɔːtəˈnɒmɪk
bionomic
ˌbaɪəˈnɒmɪk
chemotaxonomic
ˌkiːməʊˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk
Deuteronomic
ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk
economic
ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
ergonomic
ˌɜːɡəˈnɒmɪk
gastronomic
ˌɡæstrəˈnɒmɪk
macroeconomic
ˌmækrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪk
metronomic
ˌmetrəˈnɒmɪk
microeconomic
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
noneconomic
ˌnɒniːkəˈnɒmɪk
psychonomic
ˌsaɪkəˈnɒmɪk
socioeconomic
ˌsəʊsɪəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
taphonomic
ˌtæfəˈnɒmɪk
taxonomic
ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk
uneconomic
ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHYSIOGNOMIC

physio
physiocracy
physiocrat
physiocratic
physiognomical
physiognomically
physiognomist
physiognomy
physiographer
physiographic
physiographical
physiographically
physiography
physiol.
physiolater
physiolatry
physiologic
physiological
physiological psychology
physiologically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHYSIOGNOMIC

aeronomic
anatomic
antinomic
atomic
comic
cytotaxonomic
diatomic
genomic
gnomic
interatomic
isonomic
nomic
palindromic
pharmacogenomic
polyatomic
proteomic
subeconomic
syndromic
teleonomic
zoonomic

Synonyms and antonyms of physiognomic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «physiognomic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHYSIOGNOMIC

Find out the translation of physiognomic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of physiognomic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «physiognomic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地貌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fisonómica
570 millions of speakers

English

physiognomic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फीसिओग्नोमिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السيمائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

физиономический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fisionômica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

physiognomic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

physionomique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Physiognomic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

physiognomischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人相の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

physiognomic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Physiognomic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về tướng mạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

physiognomic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भौतिकीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Physiognomic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fisionomico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fizjonomicznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фізіономічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fizionomic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυσιογνωμικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

physiognomic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fysionomiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

physiognomic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of physiognomic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYSIOGNOMIC»

The term «physiognomic» is normally little used and occupies the 135.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYSIOGNOMIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «physiognomic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «physiognomic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about physiognomic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHYSIOGNOMIC»

Discover the use of physiognomic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to physiognomic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
About Face: German Physiognomic Thought from Lavater to ...
About Face tells the intriguing story of how physiognomics became particularly popular during the Enlightenment, no longer as a mere parlor game but as an empirically grounded discipline.
Richard T. Gray, 2004
2
Heinz Werner and Developmental Science
Each object can be perceived from either an objective—technical or a physiognomic point of view. For example, the color ”red” is perceived from the objectivetechnical point of view when it is perceived as the property of an object. By contrast ...
Jaan Valsiner, 2006
3
Exploring the Visual Landscape: Advances in Physiognomic ...
Advances in Physiognomic Landscape Research in the Netherlands Steffen Nijhuis, Ron van Lammeren, Frank van der Hoeven. In fact all 'visualscapes' analysis tools as introduced by Llobera (2003), including isovist and viewshed, are ...
Steffen Nijhuis, Ron van Lammeren, Frank van der Hoeven, 2011
4
Reading the Human Body: Physiognomics and Astrology in the ...
How do these two texts relate to Babylonian and Greco- Roman physiognomic texts and can texts from these two cultural realms help to elucidate certain features of the Qumran texts? What is perceived as the purpose of physiognomic inquiry ...
Mladen Popović
5
Phonetics and Phonology of Tense and Lax Obstruents in German
include indications of language and speech disorders in the domain of the physiognomic features. Certainly, some of the physiognomic features are innate and nonvolitional. For example, there are well-known differences in average F0 ...
Michael Jessen, 1999
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Symbols In Structure and Function- Volume 1: Theories of ...
Physiognomic thinking refers to the apparent power of images to create a sense that they have animate life, in the eyes of an observer. The term was introduced by Werner (1940/64) who described physiognomic thinking as participating “. . . in ...
Charles Sarnoff, 2004
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Some workers consider the phytosociological associations to be subdivisions of the physiognomic formations. Logically, however, such an approach is invalid; the formations and their subdivisions are an attempt to order the plant world strictly ...
8
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
The Kummerian assemblages were again dominated by Lauraceae, and the physiognomic characters of the foliage indicate that a subtropical forest was again represented. The existence of a broad-leaved evergreen forest in Alaska, such as ...
‎1977
9
The Psychology of Creative Writing
It also seems reasonable to suppose that readers vary in their sensitivity to literary language, with some partially or completely unaware of physiognomic undercurrents (Lindauer, 1988, 1991b). Other readers are more receptive to a work's ...
Scott Barry Kaufman, James C. Kaufman, 2009
10
The Likeness of the King: A Prehistory of Portraiture in ...
In late antiquity, numerous treatises circulated purporting to provide the rules of physiognomic analysis—in other words, a means of interpreting an individual's facial features to obtain information concerning that person's inner qualities.145 ...
Stephen Perkinson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHYSIOGNOMIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term physiognomic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fitzgerald and the Jews
... and by the German press in the nineteen-thirties were driven by pure hatred; Fitzgerald was simply reiterating a familiar physiognomic code. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
2
Johann Heinrich Merck Award 2015 Goes to Gabriele Goettle
In this way, her books densify into a "penetrating, physiognomic panorama of our age and our society." Gabriele Goettle, born in 1946 in Asc ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
3
The Scottish accent is dying out
The voice shifts from one register to another—sometimes for socio-economic reasons, sometimes for physiognomic ones—and often in the ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
4
Body building: welcome to Beyoncé towers
Or, at the other end of the physiognomic scale, driving through the big box shed-scape of northern France, might we look forward to a discount ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Rachel Harrison Brings THREE YOUNG FRAMERS to Regen …
With his physiognomic photographs, Sander aimed to capture a social type in a moment in time. Harrison's Three Young Framers, in turn, finds ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
6
When? Where? How?
The video “Gala” that he exhibited during the 2005 exhibition Facing the Music at the REDCAT Gallery in Disney Hall was a physiognomic ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jun 15»
7
Sugar Land Artist Continues Work on Epic 300-Character Frieze
The exhibit, A Pound of Pursuit (Studies for a Procession), includes all stages of this work, including physiognomic studies in graphite, fully ... «Houston Press, May 15»
8
Cleveland Museum of Art Announces Recent Acquisitions
Among Julia Margaret Cameron's many contributions to the history of photography was the advancement of portraiture from physiognomic ... «ArtfixDaily, Apr 15»
9
New York Auctions. Joan Miro, Juan Gris, Fernand Leger… At …
Diego was a crucial presence in his brother's daily life, the man he knew best and his physiognomic similarity to Alberto furthermore invested ... «Yareah Magazine, Mar 15»
10
Reflections on Walter Benjamin 5.
Benjamin's most striking act of physiognomic perception, in regard to the city in history, is to see in the Paris arcades of the nineteenth century, ... «The Fortnightly Review, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Physiognomic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/physiognomic>. Apr 2024 ».
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