- prosopolepsy
- The acceptance of people based on the appearance
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
prosopolepsy
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Prosopolepsy — Pros o*po*lep sy, n. [Gr. ?; pro swpon a face, a person + ? a taking, receiving, ? to take.] Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from his external appearance. [R.] Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosopolepsy — pro·so·po·lep·sy … English syllables
prosopolepsy — prəˈsōpəˌlepsē noun ( es) Etymology: Greek prosōpolēpsia, from prosōpon person, face + lēpsia (from lēpsis act of taking hold or receiving, acceptance + ia y) more at lepsy : partiality … Useful english dictionary
