facial symmetry
Balanced face halves
Facial symmetry is the degree to which the left and right sides of a face mirror each other.
Perfect symmetry is rare in humans, but faces closer to symmetric are generally perceived as more attractive—a finding consistent across cultures.
The concept appears in discussions of beauty standards, evolutionary psychology, and plastic surgery: Studies link facial symmetry to perceived health and genetic fitness.
- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- facial structureArrangement of cranial features
- facial featuresElements composing a face
- orthodonticsDental specialty for alignment
- anthropometryScience of body measurements
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- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- Beauty Idealsgolden ratio, ideal proportions, ideal form, perfect form, beauty standard
- beauty standardsclear skin, flawless skin, smooth skin, long hair, full lips
- mating traitssexual selection, courtship, plumage, antlers, ornamentation
- Sociobiologysociobiology, natural selection, sexual selection, altruism, mating strategies
- skull anatomyskull, cranium, frontal bone, braincase, mandible