visage
Face, poetically speaking
Visage is a literary or formal word for face, especially regarding expression or appearance: a stern visage, her kindly visage.
It suggests the face as revealing character or mood rather than mere physical features.
The word appears more often in writing than speech, lending a dignified or slightly archaic tone.
Head's anterior surface
- foreheadFace above eyebrows
- cheeksFacial side surfaces
- chinLowest facial protrusion
- jawlineLower facial boundary
nose · eyes · eyebrows · lips · brow · cheekbones · temples · wrinkles
Manner reflecting character
- demeanorOutward manner, conduct
- bearingPosture or orientation
- aspectFeature or dimension
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
presence · aura · composure · poise · carriage · comportment · dignity · gravity
face
Head's anterior surface
jawline · nose · eyes · eyebrows · lips · brow · cheekbones · temples · wrinkles · lines
mien
Manner reflecting character
air · presence · aura · composure · poise · carriage · comportment · dignity · gravity · solemnity
smile
Pleased facial expression
- frownDisapproving facial expression
- grimaceTwisted expression of displeasure
- scowlAngry facial expression
grin · sneer · smirk · glower · stare · gaze · squint · leer · pout · snarl
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- depictionRepresentation in art
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- representationDepiction or likeness
painting · sketch · image · effigy · bust · sculpture · mask · icon · photograph · miniature
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- coin portraitsportrait, profile, bust, effigy, coin face
- face conceptsexpression, countenance, features, gaze, physiognomy
- appealappeal, allure, attraction, attractiveness, charm
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
visagemask
Face-worn concealment
veil · concealment · disguise · hidden face · anonymity