Meanings
adjectivephysiognomic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to physiognomy.
While they are not saying “yippee, look what AI can do” (in fact, some say they are trying to highlight risks), by publishing in scientific journals, they are risking lending credibility to the very idea of using AI in problematic, physiognomic ways.
2022 May 20, Trenton W. Ford, “Is your face gay? Conservative? Criminal? AI researchers are asking the wrong questions”, in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμονικός
- φυσιογνωμονικός (phusiognōmonikós)of or relating to physiognomy
Greek φυσιογνωμικός
- φυσιογνωμικός (fysiognomikós)of or relating to physiognomy
Italian fisionomico
- fisionomicoof or relating to physiognomy
Portuguese fisionômico
- fisionômicoof or relating to physiognomy
Spanish fisiognómico, fisonómico
- fisiognómicoof or relating to physiognomy
- fisonómicoof or relating to physiognomy
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APA
physiognomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiognomic
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“physiognomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiognomic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physiognomic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiognomic.
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