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lineament

[lin-ee-uh-muhnt] / ˈlɪn i ə mənt /
NOUN
characteristic
Synonyms
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aspect attribute component essence flavor nature peculiarity personality quality style symptom temperament tendency tone virtue
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affection badge bag bearing bent caliber cast complexion differentia disposition distinction earmark endowment essential faculty frame idiosyncrasy inclination individuality mannerism mark mood originality particularity point property proprium singularity specialty streak stripe thing thumbprint tinge trademark turn
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whole
STRONG
dislike hate hatred inability unimportance
WEAK
abnormality
NOUN
contour
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curve silhouette
STRONG
delineation figuration figure form lines relief shape
NOUN
distinctive feature
Synonyms
WEAK
distinguishing characteristic feature keynote mannerism particularity point of character quirk redeeming feature singularity trait
NOUN
line
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boundary channel edge
STRONG
band bar borderline configuration contour crease dash delineation demarcation figuration figure frontier furrow groove limit lineation outline profile rule score scratch silhouette streak stripe tracing underline wrinkle
Antonyms
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inside interior
NOUN
profile
Synonyms
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figure portrait sketch
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contour delineation figuration form likeness line lineation shadow shape silhouette
WEAK
side view
NOUN
silhouette
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contour likeness portrait shade shadow shape
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delineation etching figuration form line lineation profile
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brightness light
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body
NOUN
trait
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attribute character feature habit idiosyncrasy manner oddity peculiarity quality quirk trick virtue
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affection birthmark cast custom denominator mannerism mark point property savor thing
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nature of the beast
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normality usualness
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dislike hate hatred

Example Sentences

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Another thing you might try is tiger balm lineament or some other stimulating ointment.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2020

What mattered was that they should bear Some lineament or character, Some affluence, if only half-perceived, In the poverty of their words, Of the planet of which they were a part.

From Time Magazine Archive

I had nowhere seen such faces as theirs: and yet, as I gazed on them, I seemed intimate with every lineament.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

He rose and came towards me, and I saw his face all kindled, and his full falcon-eye flashing, and tenderness and passion in every lineament.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Nan went forward, hand out, welcome in every lineament, a kind of all-enfolding affection in the forward inclination of the whole, lightly poised figure.

From The Messenger by Robins, Elizabeth

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