snub-nosed

/'snʌbnouzd/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having a short, broad, and slightly turned-up nose: Describes a nose shape that is short in length, wide at the base, and with a tip that is upturned or blunt, rather than pointed or aquiline.
Usage
  • This adjective is used to describe a person's or sometimes an animal's facial feature. It is a compound adjective typically placed before the noun it modifies (e.g., a snub-nosed child). It is a neutral descriptive term, though context is important as it can be used pejoratively.
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The portrait showed a cheerful, snub-nosed girl.
    • He was a snub-nosed man with a friendly smile.
    • The breed is known for its snub-nosed dogs, which require special care.
Advanced Usage
  • Descriptive Compound: Often used in detailed physical descriptions in literature, character profiles, or breed standards.
    • The detective's memo described the suspect as a snub-nosed individual in his mid-thirties.
  • Technical/Medical Context: In medical or anthropological descriptions, terms like "short nose" or "upturned nasal tip" are more precise, but "snub-nosed" may be used informally.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pug-nosed (adj): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "snub-nosed." It sometimes carries a stronger connotation of a very short, flattened nose.
    • The pug is a classic example of a pug-nosed breed.
  • Upturned nose (noun phrase): A descriptive phrase for the same feature.
  • Button nose (noun phrase): An informal, often affectionate term for a small, snub nose.
Synonyms
  • Pug-nosed: Having a short, broad, and flattened nose.
  • Upturned-nosed: Having a nose with an upward-tilting tip.
Antonyms
  • Aquiline: Having a nose with a prominent, curved bridge like an eagle's beak.
  • Roman: Having a nose with a prominent, slightly curved bridge.
  • Hook-nosed: Having a nose with a pronounced downward curve.
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Turned-up nose: A phrase describing the same physical feature. It can also idiomatically suggest disdain or snobbery (e.g., "She turned her nose up at the offer"), but this is separate from the physical description "snub-nosed."
Adjective
  1. having a blunt nose
    • a pug-nosed boy with freckles
    • a snub-nosed automatic

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