Antlitz

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German antlitze, from Old High German antlizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *andawliti, from Proto-Germanic *andawlitją. Compare Swedish anlete.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈantˌlɪt͡s/
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Noun

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Antlitz n (strong, genitive Antlitzes, plural Antlitze)

  1. (higher register, now chiefly poetic) face, countenance, visage
    Synonyms: Gesicht, Angesicht, (pejorative) Visage, (coarse) Fresse
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎[1], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen / Und starrte ihr Bildnis an, / Und das geliebte Antlitz / Heimlich zu leben begann.
      I stood in dark dreams, / And stared at her portrait, / And the beloved face / Secretly began to live.

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