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vis·age  (vzj)

n.

1. The face or facial expression of a person; countenance.

2. Appearance; aspect: the bleak visage of winter.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from vis, from Latin vsus, appearance, from past participle of vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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visage [ˈvɪzɪdʒ]

n Chiefly literary

1. face or countenance

2. appearance; aspect

[from Old French: aspect, from vis face, from Latin vīsus appearance, from vidēre to see]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	visage - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) physiognomy, smiler, kisser, phiz, countenance, mug human head - the head of a human being face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" pudding face, pudding-face - a large fat human face colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	visage - the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" countenance appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect - the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" poker face - a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)

Translations

visage [ˈvɪzɪdʒ] N (liter) → semblante m

visage

n (liter) → Antlitz nt (liter)