Grimace is ... The etymology of the word

Let us consider in more detail the meaning and signs of the word "grimace".

Etymology and properties

Some linguists suggest that the word came from the French grimace (grimace). Others believe that it comes from the German grimasse. In Russian it has been used since the middle of the eighteenth century.

As for morphological and syntacticsigns, the grimace is an inanimate feminine noun. Can be used in both single and plural; refers to the first declension.

As synonyms, you can choose words such as "mug", "mine".

Values ​​and stable expressions

In the literal sense of grimace - this is a distorted facial expression.

Dmitriev's Explanatory Dictionary gives a more complete definition. Grimace is a distortion of a person's expression of his face, which is associated with the manifestation of any feelings.

In his dictionary, Vladimir Dal writes as follows. Grimace - this is a twisted, distorted face; grimace or roguer.

Among the phraseological units, the most frequently used are: grimace, grimace of death and sardonic grimace.

Grimaces (faces) crunching - means expressing in a non-verbal way, that is, with the help of facial expressions, their attitude to the events taking place or to the objects and phenomena of reality.

Sardonic grimace (derived from the Greek sardonios, which means "mocking, sarcastic, spiteful")- a stable face that differs in that the corners of the mouth are drawn back and lowered, the eyebrows are raised. This phraseology in speech is used to describe malicious, cruel laughter, ridicule.

Grimaces of death - an expression that applies in cases where a person's face personifies horror, terrible fear. The main feature of this facial expression are wide-open eyes and dilated pupils.

Face grimaces can express different feelings and emotions - both positive and negative.

Grimaces can be different. Everything depends on the feelings that a person manifests.