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The difference between countenance and physiognomy?
The dictionary tells me that both refer to one's face. When and how do you use these two words? When would one word fit in a sentence, and not the other?
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- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
Countenance is solely a person's facial expression. This could be a happy countenance or a smile, or it could be a gloomy countenance, or a sulking look. Physignomy is more about the emotions and characteristics about a person that the face implies. If a person is always wearing a gnarly smile, his physiognomy would tell me he's a grouch. It's a very subtle difference, and actually could be used as synonyms without making too many people upset!
- Kuljeet Singh ツLv 410 years ago
Physignomy is more about the emotions and characteristics about a person that the face implies. If a person is always wearing a gnarly smile, his physiognomy would tell me he's a grouch. It's a very subtle difference, and actually could be used as synonyms without making too many people upset!
