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   countenance

   /ˈkaʊntɪnəns/

   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 or approval: "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, behaviour’, from contenir (see contain). The early sense was ‘bearing, demeanour’, also ‘facial expression’, hence ‘the face’.

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   What does it mean if someone doesn't countenance?

   • But the sight of Benvenuto's evil lopsided countenance staring at her out of Tonino's arms left her with almost nothing to say. If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen. He would not countenance sending more soldiers to war. Someone's countenance is their face.

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   What is a sad countenance?

   • a sad countenance. the face; visage. calm facial expression; composure. approval or favor; encouragement; moral support. Obsolete. bearing; behavior. , coun·te·nanced, coun·te·nanc·ing. You should not have countenanced his rudeness. to approve, support, or encourage.

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   What does countenance mean in poker?

   • 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!"

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   What is a pleasant countenance?

   • 1. the face, esp when considered as expressing a person's character or mood: a pleasant countenance. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 1. appearance, esp. the expression of the face: a sad countenance. 2. the face; visage.

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     noun. formal us / ˈkaʊn.t̬ ə n.əns / uk / ˈkaʊn.t ə n.əns /...

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     COUNTENANCE translate: semblante, rostro, tolerar,...

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   The noun countenance means the face or its expression. If you're a great poker player, you probably have a calm countenance.

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    Countenance means the appearance, especially the expression, of the face, or the face itself. It can also mean approval, support, or composure. See different sources and synonyms for countenance.