| Noun | 1. | physiognomy - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |