Figure and Visage

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Figure noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.

Usage example: unshaven and dirty, he presents a sorry figure

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Visage and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Visage" instead a noun "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Visage noun - Facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling.

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Figure and visage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead a noun "Visage".

The Simpsons: The finale of the episode about Bleeding Gums Murphy, Lisa's short-lived mentor figure, features his visage in the clouds over Lisa's head.

Source: Sky Face
The visage may also represent a religious figure, such as Jesus, and will be believed to be a holy sign from above.

Source: It Kind of Looks Like a Face
Communist propaganda even accused the POUM of plotting with Franco, a "Brown Scare" if you will (specifically mentioned is a political cartoon in which a figure representing the POUM pulls a hammer and sickle-marked mask from its face to reveal a monstrous visage adorned with a swastika).

Source: Literature / Homage to Catalonia

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