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countenance
[ koun-tn-uhns ]
noun
- appearance, especially the look or expression of the face:
a sad countenance.
- the face; visage.
- calm facial expression; composure.
- approval or favor; encouragement; moral support.
- Obsolete. bearing; behavior.
verb (used with object)
- to permit or tolerate:
You should not have countenanced his rudeness.
- to approve, support, or encourage.
countenance
/ ˈ첹ʊԳɪəԲ /
noun
- the face, esp when considered as expressing a person's character or mood
a pleasant countenance
- support or encouragement; sanction
- composure; self-control (esp in the phrases keep or lose one's countenance; out of countenance )
verb
- to support or encourage; sanction
- to tolerate; endure
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲԳٱԲԳ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- dzܲt·ԲԳe noun
- ܲ·dzܲt·ԲԳ adjective
- ܲd·dzܲt·ԲԳ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of countenance1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of countenance1
Idioms and Phrases
- out of countenance, visibly disconcerted; abashed:
He was somewhat out of countenance at the prospect of an apology.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But I was grateful to experience the text through a different voice and countenance.
Pointing a finger at whoever dared openly question or criticise, he would sometimes lose his countenance and hurl insults.
He is formless, almost faceless, a man whose countenance is a caricature, a man whose framework seems cartilaginous, without bones.
Not only has Netanyahu refused to countenance an eventual independent Palestinian state, he repeatedly ignored pleas from U.S. and Arab mediators over the last year to plan for a postwar Gaza Strip system of governance.
It’s hard to recall what she said, but her face was unforgettable – she wore the countenance of someone ready to go full Rumpelstiltskin and check out for a century.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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