Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to physiognomy, the face, or the art of discerning character in the face. Also physiognomonic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to physiognomy; according with the principles of physiognomy.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to physiognomy

Etymologies

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physiognomy +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • Some people start with the visual or physiognomic characteristics.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Some people start with the visual or physiognomic characteristics.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Some people start with the visual or physiognomic characteristics.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Some people start with the visual or physiognomic characteristics.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • According to recent work by Nikolaas Oosterhof and Alexander Todorov of Princeton's psychology department, we form our first opinions of someone's trustworthiness through a quick physiognomic snapshot.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • Currently, these models consider only plant functional types distinguished by their physiological (C3 versus C4 photosynthesis), phenological (deciduous versus evergreen), and physiognomic (grass versus tree) attributes.

    Climate change and fire in the Arctic 2009

  • The audiences and judges initial reaction to Susan was a typical demonstration of the eugenicist, physiognomic exclusionary bias that plagues mainstream T.V.

    PRO-ATTRACTIVENESS BIAS » Sociological Images 2009

  • With great talent she rendered visible both physiognomic and psychological traits, as well as the intellectual traits of her subjects.

    Mela Muter. 2009

  • The park contains a high diversity of plant communities with striking physiognomic differences.

    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United States 2009

  • This implies a marked seasonal pattern and a physiognomic difference between dry and humid seasons.

    Tropical Dry Forests ecoregion (CEC) 2008

  • Physiognomic AI, we contend, is the practice of using computer software and related systems to infer or create hierarchies of an individual’s body composition, protected class status, perceived character, capabilities, and future social outcomes based on their physical or behavioral characteristics.

    Physiognomic Artificial Intelligence See all articles by Luke Stark 2023

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