gnúis, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna).1. Face; mien, countenance. (a)~ mhaorga, gentle mien. Bhánaigh a ghnúis, he got white in the face. Thug siad a n~ le lár, they turned their faces to the ground. Ní fheicfidh sé ~ Dé go deo, he will never see the face of God. (b)Ar ghnúis na gréine, na talún, on the face of the sun, of the earth. (c)Lit:~ le ~, face to face. Ar ghnúis duine, in front of s.o. I n~ an Spioraid Naoimh, in the presence of the Holy Spirit. 2. Sour expression, frown. ~ a chur ort féin, to pull a wry face. Aithním ar a ghnúis é, I can see it by the frown on his face. 3. Lit: Aspect; kind, form. (Var:pl. ~e)