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Visage vs Mien - What's the difference?

visage | mien |

As nouns the difference between visage and mien

is that visage is countenance; appearance; one's face while mien is demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.

As a proper noun Mien is

a group of related languages spoken by the Yao people.

visage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Countenance; appearance; one's face.

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    * visaged * envisage * evidence * vision * visionary * visual * visualization * visualize

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    mien

    English

    Noun

  • (countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
  • (countable) A specific facial expression
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, February 10, Claudia La Rocco, Stony Miens and Sad Hearts, New York Times citation
    • , passage=It’s hard to say which is worse: the press-on smiles favored by many a ballet dancer, or the stony “I’m going to pretend this isn’t happening to me” miens often found in contemporary troupes like White Road. }}

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