Henry Walter Bates

Their elegant shape, showy colours, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form quite a feature in the physiognomy of the forest, compensating for the scarcity of flowers.

English Environmentalist

Rudolf Steiner

It is one of the sternest judgments confronting a human being after death that insofar as he is himself evil, he can see only what resembles himself because he can reproduce in his own being only the physiognomy of other evil people.

Austrian Philosopher

Paracelsus

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.

Swiss Scientist

Paul Cezanne

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.

French Artist

Bobby Darin

You're either sexy or you're not. I'm very self-conscious about my physiognomy.

American Musician

Physiognomy often refers to characteristics of the face, but can imply the whole body's appearance too.

Facial Focus

Using 'physiognomy' adds a descriptive nuance, indicating a detailed observation, not just a glance.

Descriptive Nuance

Physiognomy can be used metaphorically to describe the 'face' or characteristics of things.

Metaphorical Use

People once believed physiognomy could reveal moral character but it's now a discredited practice.

Historical Belief

Be aware that referencing physiognomy may imply unsupported beliefs about appearance and character.

Cautionary Use

In literature, physiognomy is used to give readers hints about a character's personality.

Literary Device

In biology, physiognomy is not just about looks, but also about functions and adaptation to the environment.

Beyond Appearance

Physiognomy of plants and animals can help identify the health and type of an ecosystem.

Ecosystem Indicator

 who's who and whereabouts databases the who's who is a unique registry of individual elephants that is searchable by physiognomy characteristics and it's linked by individuals to what we call the whereabouts database that houses all