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lineamented
This term is primarily used in literary or poetic contexts to describe the distinct outlines or features of a person's face. It carries a formal, descriptive tone that emphasizes the structural geometry of a countenance rather than just its appearance. It is rarely encountered in casual conversation and is typically reserved for high-style prose or classical poetry.
Because it functions as a participial adjective, it describes a state of being characterized by specific lines or features. It is not used to describe inanimate objects unless they possess a face-like quality or a highly structured architectural outline.
Meanings
Examples
The statue was finely lineamented to resemble the ancient king.
She gazed at the lineamented face of the stranger in the moonlight.
The elf possessed a delicately lineamented visage that seemed otherworldly.
The elf possessed a delicately lineamented visage that seemed otherworldly.
I wonder if my own face is as clearly lineamented as my father's was.
The portrait captured a heavily lineamented brow and a stern mouth.
Look at how the light hits those lineamented cheeks.
The mask was lineamented with exaggerated expressions of grief.
Collocations & Compounds
finely lineamented
Adjective collocation: having delicate or precise facial features
sharply lineamented
Adjective collocation: having very distinct, angular, or prominent features
roughly lineamented
Adjective collocation: having coarse or unrefined features
lineamented visage
Noun collocation: a face with distinct and characteristic features
lineamented profile
Noun collocation: the side view of a face with clear outlines
The silhouette revealed a lineamented profile that was instantly recognizable.