COUNTENANCE meaning: Expression or appearance of face

We found 32 dictionaries that define the word countenance:

General (28 matching dictionaries)

countenance: Merriam-Webster.com
countenance: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
countenance: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
countenance: Collins English Dictionary
countenance: Vocabulary.com
Countenance, countenance: Wordnik
countenance: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
countenance: Wiktionary
countenance: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
countenance: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
countenance: Infoplease Dictionary
Countenance, countenance: Dictionary.com
countenance: Online Etymology Dictionary
countenance: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Countenance: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Countenance: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
countenance: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
countenance: Rhymezone
Countenance: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
countenance: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Countenance: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
countenance: Free Dictionary
countenance: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
countenance: Mnemonic Dictionary
countenance: Dictionary/thesaurus
countenance: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (1 matching dictionary)

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Business (1 matching dictionary)

countenance: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

countenance: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

countenance: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
▸ noun:  Favour; support; encouragement.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
▸ noun:  Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

Similar:

visage, imprimatur, let, endorsement, allow, kisser, permit, sanction, warrant, smiler, more...

Opposite:

discouragement, dismay, disapproval

Types:

smile, frown, scowl, glower, grimace, grim, sneer, smirk, leer, look, more...

Phrases:

out of countenance, in countenance, light of the countenance, the light of the countenance, to keep the countenance, more...

Adjectives:

human, cheerful, open, whole, pale, beautiful, fine, noble, sad, grave, handsome

Colors:

pale pink, rosy, blush, ivory, peach, more...

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