superficies

noun

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  1. presence
  2. countenance
  3. aspect
  4. physiognomy
  5. habitus
  6. person
  7. appearance
  8. face
Noun
  • These works delve into themes of identity, history, and personal growth, but their presence on library shelves has faced relentless pushback.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Official German statistics count more than 970,000 of them living in Germany, where politicians are making their presence a hot political debate ahead of elections in February.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of presence
Noun
  • The disrepair and decay of the castle was also shown in Muir’s design for Orlok’s costume, which needed to have the countenance of a rich count from long ago.
    Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The club does not have to countenance life without him.
    Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of countenance
Noun
  • As part of their decision Wednesday, council members requested a yearly assessment of the higher wages on jobs, hotel development and other aspects of the tourism industry.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Every jury is different, but my guess is that this one does not value that aspect of their game.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of aspect
Noun
  • Kahn presents an extraordinary panoply of European, African, and Latin faces — physiognomies that instantly convey a liberal democracy in conflict.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Guston’s first comic for The Junior Times, a sparse strip drawn at age 12, introduced Little Snowball, a Black youth bearing exaggerated racial physiognomy and dialect.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Definition of physiognomy
Noun
  • But the heritage details of the skull anatomy around the ear and jaw joint show that these two hunting mammals evolved their similar habitus independently from different ancestors.
    Robert Baker, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The study finds that the heterosexual women and the non-heterosexual men show the greatest commitment to the habitus and the heterosexual men the least.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2015
Definition of habitus
Noun
  • The person dressed as Santa Claus was then pulled into the building through the 6th-floor window.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • When specific conditions are met, Johnny will show up in person beside V when driving a car in Night City.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of person
Noun
  • During his appearance on the podcast, Freeman also spoke about injuring himself on the set of David Fincher's thriller movie, Se7en.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The joint appearance Monday sent a message of family unity, and Beyoncé posted about her daughter on Instagram.
    Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of appearance
Noun
  • In his July speech, Trump suggested a bitcoin reserve would help the U.S. dominate the global bitcoin market in the face of growing competition from China.
    Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The incident resulted in the Oscar winner requiring stitches on his face.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of face
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