visage

Is visage masculine or feminine?

levisage
/lə vizaʒ/masculineface

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -age are usually masculine.
The suffix often marks an action, a result, or a collection.
98.8% of -age nouns are masculine

In context

  • J'oublie déjà le visage de ma grand-mère.

    I am already forgetting my grandmother's face.

  • Son visage ovale était sa marque de fabrique.

    Especially remarkable was her oval face.

  • J'ai trop bu. Mon visage est bouffi.

    I drank too much. My face is swollen!

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