countenance
Other forms: countenances; countenanced; countenancing
The noun countenance means the face or its expression. If you're a great poker player, you probably have a calm countenance.
Countenance comes from a French word for "behavior," but it has become a fancy term for either the expression of a face or the face itself: "He had a puzzled countenance," or "what a charming countenance!" Countenance can also be a verb meaning to tolerate or approve. If someone does something offensive, tell them, "I'm afraid I can't countenance that."
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the appearance conveyed by a person's face“a pleasant countenance”
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synonyms:
visage
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aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
the feelings expressed on a person's face
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poker face
a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)
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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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type of:
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appearance, visual aspect
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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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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type of:
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face, human face
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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pudding face, pudding-face
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consent to, give permission
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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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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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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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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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trust
allow without fear
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admit, allow in, intromit, let in
allow to enter; grant entry to
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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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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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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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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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monetise, monetize
give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
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repatriate
admit back into the country
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readmit
admit anew
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involve
engage as a participant
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formal and explicit approval
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synonyms:
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
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O.K., OK, okay, okeh, okey
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Vocabulary lists containing countenance
In this twist on the musical My Fair Lady that was inspired by George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, Helena Higgins and Penelope Pickering, students at 19th-century London's Royal Academy of Culinaria Artisticus, disagree on whether transforming street vendor Elijah Little into a gentleman chef is a worthwhile project. Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–3, Chapters 4–7, Chapters 8–11, Chapters 12–15, Chapter 16–Epilogue
In this collection of twelve essays, the leader of New England's transcendentalist movement shares his philosophical ideas on different aspects of mid-nineteenth-century life. Read the full text here.
After receiving a curse that causes her to slowly transform into a demon with a deadly touch, Miuko embarks on a quest to find a cure so that she can return to her normal life.
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