visage

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision. See -age (“noun suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/ Hyphenation: vis‧age Rhymes: -ɪzɪd͡ʒ === Noun === visage (plural visages) Countenance; one's face. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:countenance The appearance or aspect of something, especially when expressive or distinctive. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “visage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “visage”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Veigas == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French visage, from vis (from Latin visus) + -age, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *visāticum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.zaʒ/ === Noun === visage m (plural visages) face (of a human) Synonyms: (vulgar) tronche; (slang) bouille; (vulgar) gueule; figure ==== Synonyms ==== face (only used in certain constructions, or in Canada) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “visage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French visage. === Noun === visage (plural visages) (anatomy) face ==== Synonyms ==== face ==== Descendants ==== English: visage == Old French == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus. By surface analysis, vis +‎ -age. Compare Old Occitan vizatge. === Noun === visage oblique singular, m (oblique plural visages, nominative singular visages, nominative plural visage) (anatomy) face Synonyms: vis, face, volt ==== Descendants ==== Bourguignon: vizaige Champenois: visaige French: visage → Esperanto: vizaĝo → Middle English: visageEnglish: visage → Italian: visaggio