| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | typical feature, trait |
Synonyms: |
affection, aspect, attribute, badge, bag, bearing, bent, caliber, cast, complexion, component, differentia, disposition, distinction, earmark, endowment, essence, essential, faculty, flavor, frame, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individuality, lineament, mannerism, mark, mood, nature, originality, particularity, peculiarity, personality, point, property, quality, singularity, specialty, streak, stripe, style, symptom, temperament, tendency, thing, thumbprint, tinge, tone, trademark, turn, virtue |
Antonyms: |
abnormality |
| Main Entry: | contour |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outline, profile |
Synonyms: |
curve, delineation, figuration, figure, form, lineament, lines, relief, shape, silhouette |
| Main Entry: | face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | front of something; expression, exterior |
Synonyms: |
air, appearance, aspect, cast, clock, countenance, dial, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser, light*, lineaments, look, makeup, map*, mask, mug, obverse, paint*, physiognomy, pout, presentation, profile, scowl, seeming, semblance, show, showing, silhouette, simulacrum, smirk, surface, top, visage |
Antonyms: |
back, behind, rear |
| Main Entry: | features |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facial characteristics |
Synonyms: |
appearance, countenance, face, lineaments, looks, mien, mug, physiognomy, puss, visage |
| Main Entry: | line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mark, stroke; border |
Synonyms: |
band, bar, borderline, boundary, channel, configuration, contour, crease, dash, delineation, demarcation, edge, figuration, figure, frontier, furrow, groove, limit, lineament, lineation, outline, profile, rule, score, scratch, silhouette, streak, stripe, tracing, underline, wrinkle |
| Main Entry: | profile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing of outline |
Synonyms: |
contour, delineation, figuration, figure, form, likeness, line, lineament, lineation, portrait, shadow, shape, side view, silhouette, sketch |
| Main Entry: | silhouette |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outline |
Synonyms: |
contour, delineation, etching, figuration, form, likeness, line, lineament, lineation, portrait, profile, shade, shadow, shape |
Antonyms: |
body |
| Main Entry: | trait |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | characteristic |
Synonyms: |
affection, attribute, birthmark, cast, character, custom, denominator, feature, habit, idiosyncrasy, lineament, manner, mannerism, mark, nature of the beast, oddity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, quirk, savor, thing*, trick, virtue |
| Main Entry: | distinctive feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peculiarity |
Synonyms: |
distinguishing characteristic, feature, keynote, lineament, mannerism, particularity, point of character, quirk, redeeming feature, singularity, trait |