- nouncountenance (noun) · countenances (plural noun)
- a person's face or facial expression:"his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away"
- support:"she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion"
verbcountenance (verb) · countenances (third person present) · countenanced (past tense) · countenanced (past participle) · countenancing (present participle)- admit as acceptable or possible:"he was reluctant to countenance the use of force"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French contenance ‘bearing, behavior’, from contenir (see contain). The early sense was ‘bearing, demeanor’, also ‘facial expression’, hence ‘the face’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a person's face or facial expression:
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- Countenance refers to:Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.When countenance was first used in English (having traveled from Latin through Anglo-French) it referred to a person’s appearance or behavior—their demeanor—which is a product of restraint, or the lack thereof. And from “demeanor” it was just a hop, skip, and a jump to “facial expression.”www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countenancecountenance [ koun-tn- uhns ] show ipa See synonyms for: countenance countenanced on Thesaurus.com noun appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.www.dictionary.com/browse/countenancethe appearance or expression of someone's face: He was of noble countenance.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/coun…coun·te·nance (koun′tə-nəns) n. 1. Appearance, especially the expression of the face: The question left him with a puzzled countenance. 2. The face or facial features.www.thefreedictionary.com/countenance
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