jaw shape

Facial bone outline

Jaw shape refers to the contour and structure of the lower face, determined by the jawbone's angles and proportions.

The term appears most often in discussions of facial aesthetics, orthodontics, and portrait description: a strong jaw shape, Her jaw shape softened as she aged.

In online discourse, jaw shape has become central to debates about attractiveness and masculinity.

Related

side profile · angular · sharp angles · square · oval · chiseled · sculpted · bone structure · bone density · face · silhouette · contour · underbite · overbite · teeth · dental work · skull · defined

Categories
Opposites
facial feature focus

jaw shapeforehead shape

Skull's frontal curvature

cheekbones · brow shape · nose shape · brow ridge · lip shape

anatomical structure type

jaw shapeskull shape

Configuration of head bones

jaw shape spectrum - width

jaw shapesquare jaw

Family

jaw, jaws, jawed, shape, shapes, shaped, shaping, shapely, shapeless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G