hooknose

Roman profile feature

A hooknose is a nose with a prominent curved or aquiline bridge, arching downward like a hook.

The term is often used disparagingly, particularly in antisemitic caricature.

As an adjective, hook-nosed describes someone with such a nose: a hook-nosed villain.

shape

aquiline

Resembling an eagle

bent · crooked · Roman · beaklike · hawkish · prominent · protruding · overhanging · angled · sharp

avian

eagle

Large predatory bird

condor · osprey · kestrel · raptor · beak · talons · predator · carrion · plumage · ornithology

anatomy

nasal

Of the nose

  • bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
  • septumInternal anatomical partition
  • cartilageFlexible connective body tissue

profile · sinus · olfactory · rhinoplasty · proboscis · schnozzle · snout · deviated · dorsum · tip

stereotype

antisemitism

Bigotry toward Jewish people

propaganda · offensive · slur · defamation · vilification · stigma · discrimination · scapegoat · trope · mockery

Opposites
nose shape

hooknosebutton nose

Small, round nasal feature

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

Family

hooknosed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13