physiognomical
[/ˌfɪziəɡˈnɒmɪkəl/]
adjective
fisiognômico
1. Relating to the face or facial features; connected with physiognomy, the practice of judging character or nature from physical appearance, especially facial characteristics
The detective used physiognomical analysis to identify the suspect from the witness description.
O detetive usou análise fisiognômica para identificar o suspeito pela descrição da testemunha.
2. Pertaining to the characteristic features or appearance of something; relating to outward form or expression
The physiognomical differences between the two regions were evident in their architecture and landscape.
As diferenças fisiognômicas entre as duas regiões eram evidentes em sua arquitetura e paisagem.
This is a formal and technical term, rarely used in everyday Brazilian Portuguese conversation. It appears primarily in academic, scientific, and literary contexts. The term has historical connections to 19th-century pseudoscientific practices of determining character from facial features, which are now generally discredited in modern psychology and science.
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