hawknose

Aquiline facial feature

A hawknose is a nose with a prominent curved bridge, suggesting the hooked beak of a hawk.

The term is usually unflattering, emphasizing sharpness or severity of profile: His hawknose gave him a predatory look.

Hawknosed is the adjective form.

shape

aquiline

Resembling an eagle

  • hookedDeeply dependent or bent
  • curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
  • convexCurved outward externally

arched · protruding · Roman · beaklike · prominent · angular · sharp · pointed · bent · crooked

cultural

Roman

Of ancient Italy's capital

noble · regal · distinguished · patrician · classical · Semitic · Mediterranean · Dante · Sherlock · profile

avian

beak

Horny avian mouthpart

kestrel · osprey · peregrine · vulture · talon · predatory · sharp-eyed · wingspan

aesthetic

sculptural

Relating to carved forms

distinctive · prominent · characterful · dramatic · statuesque · photogenic · angular · memorable · handsome · dignified

Opposites
nose shape/profile

hawknosebutton nose

Small, round nasal feature

snub nose · turned-up nose · pug nose · upturned nose · flat nose

Family

hawknosed

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G