visages

plural of visage
1
as in expressions
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling an old man with a noticeably happy visage

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2
as in faces
the front part of the head visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man

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Recent Examples of visages Regal bontebok were replaced by stout warthogs, whose amusing visages quickly filled my camera roll. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 For more than three decades, one artist has sculpted all the winners' visages. Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 25 May 2026 The sculptor, David Adickes, was an Army veteran who'd wanted his stony visages to gleam. Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026 There’s a delectable tension between its chintziness and its opulence, forcing the mind to color in the spaces of its grand visages. Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026 Pacific peoples weren’t known to be strong on massive visages and the like, popular opinion suggested at the time, whereas groups like the Inca, the Olmec, and the Toltec were. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Under the terms of that deal, users will be able to write prompts that generate short videos featuring Disney characters and use ChatGPT images to create those characters’ visages. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 The Grandes seemed to also be in fashion agreement, touting all-black ensembles with their pink-flushed visages. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025 Others are relatively modern inventions, like Ghostface and the Babadook, whose haunting visages have put them among the ranks of early Universal Monsters. Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visages
Noun
  • At first, the men from Maidenpool laugh in his crispy little face, but soon their expressions evolve, from disbelief to disdain to awe and, finally, to terror.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • His sister died in early 2019, and his mom had died a few years prior, and most posts are tributes to them, or raw expressions of despair.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Since Escola, who won a Tony for playing Mary, left the production, tons of famous faces have assumed the part including Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Betty Gilpin, Maya Rudolph and Meg Stalter.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • His answer will put a smile on the faces of old school football fans.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At the 2021 National Book Awards, the Library Science book club founder and her mom captured the cameras with their model looks.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This green and silver pair is calling my name for cool-girl fall looks.
    Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • More people could look at their own countenances more accurately, and more often.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • As the time passes between them seeing me, their countenances are even more concerned.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Visages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visages. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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