English noun: lineament | |||
1. | lineament (cognition) a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something | ||
Samples | Each town has a quality all its own. The radical character of our demands. | ||
Synonyms | character, quality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attribute, dimension, property | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | texture | ||
2. | lineament (body) the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin | ||
Samples | An expression of pleasure crossed his features. His lineaments were very regular. | ||
Synonyms | feature | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brow, cheek, chin, forehead, jaw, jowl, mentum, temple | ||
Part meronym | face, human face | ||