LINEAMENT

feature, lineament

(noun) the characteristic parts of a person’s face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; “an expression of pleasure crossed his features”; “his lineaments were very regular”

quality, character, lineament

(noun) a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; “each town has a quality all its own”; “the radical character of our demands”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lineament (plural lineaments)

Any distinctive shape or line, etc.

A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of the face of an individual.

Anagrams

• alinement

Source: Wiktionary


Lin"e*a*ment, n. Etym: [L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. linéament. See 3d Line.]

Definition: 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. "The lineaments of the body." Locke. "Lineaments in the character." Swift. Man he seems In all his lineaments. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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