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What does “defined facial features” mean? Is it = pretty? Some people said I had defined facial features
Jun 22, 2022 3:51 AM
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It means good bone structure. It has nothing to do with attractiveness. If you are an artist drawing portraits, you want your subject to have well defined features.
June 22, 2022
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Here, "defined" means sharp, clear, easy to see. Whether or not that is pretty is a matter of taste or perhaps fashion. It's not obviously positive or negative, but rather noncommittal.
June 22, 2022
It is a description. It is a compliment, because nobody would say it if they didn't like it. Imagine an artist making a line drawing of a face with a pencil. They can't use shading to suggest contour and curvature. They will be drawing only well-defined facial features. Defined facial features give a sense of individuality and personality. Just as an illustration of meaning, in these photographs, the person on the left has well-defined facial features. The person on the right, less so.
June 22, 2022
Yes, “defined facial features” is usually a compliment. It means some part of your face stands out as memorable (You could have pretty eyes, a nice nose, pretty smile… etc. etc.)
June 22, 2022
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