hook-nosed
Curved nose profile
Hook-nosed describes someone whose nose curves downward like a hook, with a prominent bridge and tip that bends toward the mouth.
The term is often derogatory, historically used in anti-Semitic caricatures and other ethnic stereotyping.
More neutral alternatives include aquiline or Roman-nosed.
Resembling an eagle
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- beaklikeShaped like a bill
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
bent · arched · convex · crooked · Roman · hawkish · angled · overhanging
Resembling an eagle
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
- eagle-likeResembling a large raptor
patrician · aristocratic · distinguished · classical · Grecian · regal · noble · striking
aquiline
Resembling an eagle
protruding · bent · arched · convex · crooked · Roman · hawkish · angled · overhanging · bridge
aquiline
Resembling an eagle
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
eagle-like · patrician · aristocratic · distinguished · classical · Grecian · regal · noble · striking · chiseled
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
Shylock · Fagin · antisemitism · prejudice · trope · offensive · exaggeration · typecast · bigotry · stigma
hook-nosedsnub-nosed
Having a short, flat nose
pug-nosed · flat-nosed · upturned nose · upturned · turned-up nose
hook, nosed, nose, hooks, hooked, hooking, hooky, noses, nosy