hook-nosed
/'huk'nouzd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a nose with a prominent, curved, or hooked bridge: Describes a person whose nose has a pronounced convex curve, often resembling the shape of an eagle's beak or a hook.
Usage
- Descriptive Physical Trait: Used to describe a distinctive facial feature, specifically the shape of a person's nose. It is a compound adjective formed from "hook" + "nosed."
- The old portrait showed a stern, hook-nosed man.
- He was easily recognizable by his tall stature and hook-nosed profile.
Advanced Usage
- Literary and Descriptive Context: Often used in literary, historical, or descriptive writing to create a vivid mental image of a character's appearance. It can carry neutral, descriptive, or sometimes stereotypical connotations.
- The detective's report described the suspect as a hook-nosed individual in his forties.
Variants and Related Words
- Hooknose (noun): A nose with a pronounced curved bridge.
- He inherited his father's distinctive hooknose.
- Aquiline (adjective): A more formal or literary synonym meaning curved like an eagle's beak.
- She had a fine, aquiline nose.
Synonyms
- Aquiline: Curved like an eagle's beak (often used interchangeably but considered more refined).
- Roman-nosed: Having a nose with a high, prominent bridge (similar, but may imply a straighter bridge with a downward curve at the tip).
Antonyms
- Snub-nosed: Having a short, slightly turned-up nose.
- Straight-nosed: Having a nose with a straight bridge.
Adjective
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having an aquiline nose
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