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face reading

face reading noun: the practice of interpreting a person's character, personality, and health based on the features of their face.

Noun

face reading (uncountable)

  1. The practice of interpreting a person's character, personality, and health based on the features of their face.
  2. The scientific measurement or analysis of facial expressions, for example by facereader software.

Questions about face reading

What does face reading mean?
Face reading means the practice of interpreting a person's character, personality, and health based on the features of their face.
What part of speech is face reading?
Face reading is a noun.

Words near face reading in the dictionary

  1. face plate
  2. face plates
  3. face powder
  4. face powders
  5. face pubes
  6. face reading
  7. face reveal
  8. face revealed
  9. face revealing
  10. face reveals
  11. face shield

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