lineament

C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈlɪniəmənt/ UK /ˈlɪniəmənt/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a distinctive feature, especially of the face; an outline

Age had not softened the proud lineaments of his face.

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1 noun · a distinctive feature,... feature contour outlinelineationtrait characteristic

Word family

Related forms line lineage lineal

Etymology

From Latin līneāmentum ('a line, feature, contour'), from līneāre ('to make straight, draw a line'), from līnea ('line').

līneāmentum Latin līnea Latin

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Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives

# lineament

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈlɪniəmənt
**IPA (UK):** ˈlɪniəmənt

## Meanings
1. a distinctive feature, especially of the face; an outline

## Examples
- Age had not softened the proud lineaments of his face.

## Synonyms
- feature
- contour
- outline
- lineation
- trait
- characteristic

## Related Forms
- line
- lineage
- lineal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: līneāmentum
- Root: līnea

## Etymology
From Latin līneāmentum ('a line, feature, contour'), from līneāre ('to make straight, draw a line'), from līnea ('line').

## AI Etymology
Lineament comes from Latin līneāmentum ('a line, feature, contour'), from līneāre ('to make straight, draw a line'), from līnea ('line'). The etymological trail includes Latin līneāmentum, Latin līnea. The same word family includes line, lineage, lineal. Its current noun use means "a distinctive feature, especially of the face; an outline".

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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