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physiognomies

noun

plural of physiognomy
as in persons
formal the appearance of a person's face; a person's facial features He and his son have the same distinctive physiognomy.

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Recent Examples of physiognomies The differences in Kate and Rooney’s faces and physiognomies slowly start to disappear. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 The men’s hairstyles, and often their physiognomies, frequently seem to converge on the canonical portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
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  1. features
  2. habits
Noun
  • There's also an AI voice assistant for activating in-car features, and a mobile app for remote air conditioning management, charging status monitoring, and automatic parking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The final aircraft may keep some of these features, change them substantially or take a different shape altogether.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of features
Noun
  • Anyone frustrated by their own scrolling habits should try one small friction tweak first, like grayscale, a notification purge or a home-screen edit, before spending on hardware.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The store that matches its habits to its real customers beats the one copying whatever the chains are doing this quarter.
    — Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of habits

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“Physiognomies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physiognomies. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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