visages

noun

plural of visage
1
as in expressions
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling an old man with a noticeably happy visage

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2
as in faces
the front part of the head visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man

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Recent Examples of visages Regal bontebok were replaced by stout warthogs, whose amusing visages quickly filled my camera roll. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 For more than three decades, one artist has sculpted all the winners' visages. — Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 25 May 2026 The sculptor, David Adickes, was an Army veteran who'd wanted his stony visages to gleam. — Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026 There’s a delectable tension between its chintziness and its opulence, forcing the mind to color in the spaces of its grand visages. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026 Pacific peoples weren’t known to be strong on massive visages and the like, popular opinion suggested at the time, whereas groups like the Inca, the Olmec, and the Toltec were. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Under the terms of that deal, users will be able to write prompts that generate short videos featuring Disney characters and use ChatGPT images to create those characters’ visages. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 The Grandes seemed to also be in fashion agreement, touting all-black ensembles with their pink-flushed visages. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025 Others are relatively modern inventions, like Ghostface and the Babadook, whose haunting visages have put them among the ranks of early Universal Monsters. — Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visages
  1. expressions
  2. faces
  3. looks
  4. countenances
Noun
  • Prayer, religious dress and other expressions of faith can be treated as foreign, political or threatening.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Muldrow’s fierce poetry and delivery, both political and personal, add layers of daring in deep expressions of dark history and bright, burning power.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressions
Noun
  • The returning season will see new faces, and the return of the couple’s mothers, Penny Baines and Sarah Wigley, plus Sophie’s sister Georgia Habboo, and Jamie’s best-friend, Oliver Proudlock.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • With two new faces running the show, the Dolphins are set to have the second-hardest schedule in the league.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of faces
Noun
  • Parton turned extravagant blonde wigs, elaborate makeup, high heels, and sparkles into one of the most recognizable looks in entertainment.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There has always been something compelling about Paul Baker, something about the interplay between his frat-star good looks and Canadian soft-boy heart.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of looks
Noun
  • More people could look at their own countenances more accurately, and more often.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • As the time passes between them seeing me, their countenances are even more concerned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of countenances

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“Visages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visages. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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