visages
Faces, poetically speaking
Visages is the plural of visage, a literary or formal word for a face or facial expression.
The term often suggests something about appearance or countenance beyond mere physical features: The visages of the defeated soldiers told the story of the battle.
It appears most often in poetry, historical fiction, and elevated prose.
Face or expression
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- faceHead's anterior surface
- mienManner reflecting character
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
lineaments · profile · aspect · complexion · physiognomy · brow · cheekbones · jawline
Face or expression
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
ghost · manifestation · presence · haunting · ethereal · glimpse · vision · semblance
Visual similarity or representation
- depictionRepresentation in art
- representationDepiction or likeness
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- effigySculpted human representation
bust · sculpture · painting · photograph · rendering · sketch · silhouette · miniature
countenance
Face or expression
expression · lineaments · profile · aspect · complexion · physiognomy · brow · cheekbones · jawline · facade
countenance
Face or expression
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
shade · ghost · manifestation · presence · haunting · ethereal · glimpse · vision · semblance · figure
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- depictionRepresentation in art
- representationDepiction or likeness
- imageVisual or mental likeness
effigy · bust · sculpture · painting · photograph · rendering · sketch · silhouette · miniature · caricature
visagesmasks
Face-covering disguises
veils · disguises · shrouds · hoods · concealments
visagessouls
Immaterial human essences
spirits · characters · essences · hearts · personalities