🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Viso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vee-so

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Visage/viˈzɑːʒ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il suo viso si illuminò di gioia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The face or facial expression of a person.

    "Her visage lit up with joy when she saw her friends."
  2. 2

    A person's outward appearance or aspect.

    "The artist captured the essence of her subject's visage in the painting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'visage' originates from the Old French 'visage', which is derived from the Latin 'visus', meaning 'sight' or 'appearance'. Over time, it has evolved to refer specifically to the face or facial expression in English.

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