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NOUN | 1 | countenance, visage | The appearance conveyed by a person's face |
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2 | countenance, sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur | Formal and explicit approval | |
3 | countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug | The human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | |
VERB | 1 | countenance, permit, allow, let | Consent to, give permission |
Sounds | kaw'ntahnahns |
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Rhymes | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 263 more rhymes in ahns at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The appearance conveyed by a person's face. |
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Examples | "a pleasant countenance" |
Synonyms | visage |
Narrower | expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face; poker face |
Broader | appearance, visual aspect |
Meaning | Formal and explicit approval. |
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Synonyms | sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur |
Narrower | O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh; visa; nihil obstat |
Broader | approval, commendation |
Verbs | countenance |
Meaning | The human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British). |
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Synonyms | physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug |
Part of | human head |
Region | United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Narrower | pudding face, pudding-face |
Broader | face, human face |
Usage | colloquialism |
Meaning | Consent to, give permission. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Synonyms | permit, allow, let |
Narrower | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up; furlough; give; allow, permit, tolerate; authorize, authorise, pass, clear; admit, let in, include; privilege, favor, favour; legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise; trust; admit, allow in, let in, intromit |
Broader | accept, consent, go for |
Contrary | forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow |
Similar to | allow, grant |
Nouns | countenance |