countenance
noun
[ ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns ]
• a person's face or facial expression.
• "his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away"
Similar:
face,
features,
physiognomy,
profile,
facial expression,
expression,
look,
appearance,
aspect,
mien,
mug,
clock,
mush,
dial,
phizog,
phiz,
boat race,
coupon,
bake,
puss,
pan,
visage,
lineaments,
front,
• support or approval.
• "she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion"
countenance
verb
• admit as acceptable or possible.
• "he was reluctant to countenance the use of force"
Similar:
tolerate,
permit,
allow,
admit of,
approve (of),
agree to,
consent to,
give one's blessing to,
take kindly to,
be in favour of,
favour,
hold with,
go along with,
put up with,
endure,
brook,
stomach,
swallow,
bear,
thole,
stand for,
stick,
hack,
give the go ahead to,
give the green light to,
give the thumbs up to,
give the okay to,
approbate,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French contenance ‘bearing, behaviour’, from contenir (see contain). The early sense was ‘bearing, demeanour’, also ‘facial expression’, hence ‘the face’.
out of countenance
• disconcerted or unpleasantly surprised.
• "I put him clean out of countenance just by looking at him"
