Lineament

/lˈɪniəmənt/

Lineament

a distinctive feature or characteristic of a person's face or body, often described in poetry or literature, that contributes to their overall appearance

synonyms : feature

a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

synonyms : character

quality

Examples

1. I discerned the lineaments of the Imaginary Intern in the craquelure of a tile on the bathroom floor.

2. My argument would be that the sheer extensiveness of the archive allows the researcher to probe the lineaments

3. Reading quite a bit means that you can begin to see the lineaments of larger trends and movements in that historical period.