countenance

Definition of countenance

Nouns

the appearance conveyed by a person's face
"a pleasant countenance"
Synonyms:
visage
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aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
the feelings expressed on a person's face
leer
a suggestive or sneering look or grin
light, spark, sparkle, twinkle
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
poker face
a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)
Type of:
appearance, visual aspect
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
formal and explicit approval
Synonyms:
endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant
Types:
O.K., OK, okay, okeh, okey
an endorsement
visa
an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
nihil obstat
the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church
Type of:
approval, commendation
a message expressing a favorable opinion
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Synonyms:
kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage
Types:
pudding face, pudding-face
a large fat human face
Type of:
face, human face
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

Verbs

consent to, give permission
Synonyms:
allow, let, permit
grant
let have
Antonyms:
disallow
command against
forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto
forbid
command against
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abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
accept, live with, swallow
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
hold still for, stand for
tolerate or bear
bear up
endure cheerfully
take lying down
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
take a joke
listen to a joke at one's own expense
sit out
endure to the end
pay
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
furlough
grant a leave to
give
allow to have or take
allow, permit, tolerate
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
authorise, authorize, clear, pass
grant authorization or clearance for
approbate
approve or sanction officially
certificate
authorize by certificate
O.K., approve, okay, sanction
give sanction to
declare
authorize payments of
certify, licence, license
authorize officially
commission
charge with a task
formalise, formalize, validate
declare or make legally valid
admit, include, let in
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
induct, initiate
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
readmit
admit again or anew
involve
engage as a participant
favor, favour, privilege
bestow a privilege upon
decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
make legal
monetise, monetize
give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
trust
allow without fear
admit, allow in, intromit, let in
allow to enter; grant entry to
repatriate
admit back into the country
readmit
admit anew
Type of:
accept, consent, go for
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

Vocabulary Lists for countenance

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Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
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GRE study word list
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