lineament

/ˈlɪ.ni.ə.mənt/

lineament noun: any distinctive shape or line, etc.

Noun

lineament (plural lineaments)

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.1955 July, R. S. McNaught, “"Foreign" Engine Workings”, in Railway Magazine, page 497
- East-trending lineaments, some as long as 400 miles, are clearly discernible on the aeromagnetic maps. These lineaments may be associated with large fractures in the earth's crust.1967, United States Geological Survey, Geological Survey Research 1967: Chapter A [Geological Survey Professional Paper; 575-A], Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office, →OCLC...
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.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- […] onely remember, that so soone as thy eyelids be unglewd, thy first exercise must be (either sitting upright on thy pillow, or rarely loling at thy bodies whole length) to yawne, to stretch, and to gape wider then any oyster-wife : for thereby thou doest not onely send out the lively spirits...1609, Thomas Dekker, The Guls Horn-Booke, London: J.M. Dent, published 1905, page 23

ہئیت, ناک نقشہ

মুখের বৈশিষ্ট্য, রেখা

ಲಕ್ಷಣ, ಭಾವ, ರೂಪರೇಖೆ, ಆಕೃತಿ, ಆಕಾರ

The presence of lineaments is significant in site evaluation for waste disposal, because some lineaments may be faults or fracture zones with the potential to be ground-water conductors.1988, A[rnold] I[van] Johnson, C. B[ernt] Pettersson, editors, Geotechnical Applications of Remote Sensing and Remote Data Transmission: A...
VVho is this vve muſt learn, for man he ſeems / In all his lineaments, though in his face / The glimpſes of his Fathers glory ſhine.1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn]...
[…] a mask of iron on his face hid the lineaments / Of ancient Kings, and the frown of the eternal lion was hid from the oppressed earth.1791, William Blake, The French Revolution, Book I, 31-32:
But she could not wipe out the king's majesty with that sponge nor alter one lineament of the portrait she had taken ten years to limn.1923, James Stephens, chapter VIII, in Deirdre, London: Macmillan, page 55:

plural	lineaments

From Middle French linéament, from Latin lineamentum, from linea (“line”).

What does lineament mean?: Lineament means any distinctive shape or line, etc.
What is lineament in Urdu?: Lineament in Urdu is ہئیت, ناک نقشہ. See Lineament meaning in Urdu.
How do you use lineament in a sentence?: The presence of lineaments is significant in site evaluation for waste disposal, because some lineaments may be faults or fracture zones with the potential to be ground-water conductors.
What part of speech is lineament?: Lineament is a noun.
How do you pronounce lineament?: Lineament is pronounced /ˈlɪ.ni.ə.mənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of lineament?: The plural of lineament is lineaments.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lineament.wav.

Cite this entry: “lineament.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/lineament. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.