lineament means any distinctive shape or line, etc. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
Why this word is great
LINEAMENT — [Noun] A distinctive linear feature or contour, especially of a face or figure. From Middle French linéament, from Latin lineamentum ("a stroke, line"), from linea ("line"). Unlike "feature"—a broad, categorical term—or "contour"—which suggests a generalized silhouette—a lineament is the singular, defining stroke that composes the whole: the clean arc of a collarbone, the etched crease from nostril to mouth, the faint ridge of a jawline resolved from shadow. It is the etched grammar of a self, the visible syntax from which a soul is silently read.
noun
- Any distinctive shape or line, etc.“In consequence, many places never saw an engine or train of unaccustomed hue or lineaments, except on such special occasions as the movement of troops or lines being blocked.”
- A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of a person’s face.“Fortune reigns in gifts of the world, not in the lineaments of Nature.”