Definition of countenance
Nouns
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
"a pleasant countenance"
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- visage
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aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
the feelings expressed on a person's face
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leer
a suggestive or sneering look or grin
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light, spark, sparkle, twinkle
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
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poker face
a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)
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appearance, visual aspect
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
formal and explicit approval
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- endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant
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O.K., OK, okay, okeh, okey
an endorsement
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visa
an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
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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
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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)
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pudding face, pudding-face
a large fat human face
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face, human face
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
Verbs
consent to, give permission
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disallow
command against
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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
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accept, live with, swallow
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
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hold still for, stand for
tolerate or bear
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bear up
endure cheerfully
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take lying down
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
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take a joke
listen to a joke at one's own expense
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sit out
endure to the end
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pay
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
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furlough
grant a leave to
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give
allow to have or take
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allow, permit, tolerate
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
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authorise, authorize, clear, pass
grant authorization or clearance for
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approbate
approve or sanction officially
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certificate
authorize by certificate
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O.K., approve, okay, sanction
give sanction to
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declare
authorize payments of
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certify, licence, license
authorize officially
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commission
charge with a task
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formalise, formalize, validate
declare or make legally valid
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admit, include, let in
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
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induct, initiate
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
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readmit
admit again or anew
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involve
engage as a participant
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favor, favour, privilege
bestow a privilege upon
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decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
make legal
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monetise, monetize
give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
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trust
allow without fear
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admit, allow in, intromit, let in
allow to enter; grant entry to
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repatriate
admit back into the country
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readmit
admit anew
Vocabulary Lists for countenance
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- embroider
- imbue
- ignominy
- decapitate
- scaffold
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- estranged
- scaffold
- gesticulate
- pillory
- stigma
- interminable
- eternal
- unfathomable
- unconscionable
- incomparable