Countenance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Appearance, especially the expression of the face: The question left him with a puzzled countenance.
  • n. The face or facial features.
  • n. A look or expression indicative of encouragement or of moral support.
  • n. Support or approval.
  • n. Obsolete Bearing; demeanor.
  • v. To give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve: The college administration will not countenance cheating.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
  • v. To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect; mien.
  • n. The face; the features.
  • n. Approving or encouraging aspect of face; hence, favor, good will, support; aid; encouragement.
  • n. Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
  • v. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
  • v. To make a show of; to pretend.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The face; the whole form of the face; the features, considered as a whole; the visage.
  • n. The characteristic appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect; facial appearance.
  • n. Aspect or appearance conferred; seeming imparted to anything, as by words or conduct in regard to it: as. to put a good or a bad countenance upon anything.
  • n. Appearance of favor or good will; support afforded by friendly action; encouragement; patronage.
  • n. Assumed appearance; seeming; show; pretense.
  • n. In old law, credit or estimation by reason of one's estate, and with reference to his condition in life.
  • n. Hence Favor resulting from estimation or repute; trust; confidence.
  • n. Good appearance, presentableness.
  • n. In favor; in estimation.
  • n. Synonyms See face, n.
  • To appear friendly or favorable to; favor; encourage; aid; support; abet.
  • To make a show of; pretend.
  • To give effect to; act suitably to; be in keeping with.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. formal and explicit approval
  • n. the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  • v. consent to, give permission
  • n. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
  • Verb Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    look    aspect    mien    aid    encouragement    show    pretense    pretend    tolerate    approve   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    visage    gaze    smile    brow    expression    feature    mien    temper    manner    mood