Lineament

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈlɪn.i.É™.mnÌ©t/

Origin

From Latin lineamentum, from linea (line): compare French linéament.

Full definition of lineament

Noun

1. Any distinctive shape or line etc.
2. (facial)A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of the face of an individual.
• 1927, John Crowe Ransom, Dead BoyA pig with a pasty face, so I had said,Squealing for cookies, kinned by poor pretenseWith a noble house. But the little man quite dead,I see the forbears' antique lineaments.

Anagrams

• alinement