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   Coun·te·nance

   /ˈkount(ə)nəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person's face or facial expression: "his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away" Similar facefeaturesphysiognomyprofilefacial expressionexpressionlookappearanceaspectmieninformal:mugclockmushdialphizogphizrhyming slang:boat raceinformal:couponbakepusspanliterary:visagelineamentsarchaic:front
   • 2. support: "she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion"

   verb

   • 1. admit as acceptable or possible: "he was reluctant to countenance the use of force"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French contenance ‘bearing, behavior’, from contenir (see contain). The early sense was ‘bearing, demeanor’, also ‘facial expression’, hence ‘the face’.

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