Noun
1. the appearance conveyed by a person's face;
2. formal and explicit approval;
3. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Verb
1. consent to, give permission;
His misery was depicted in sinister lines on his countenance.'
Seething Hatred III Forces your opponent to attack you for 6 attacks. Increases your Dreadful Countenance.
At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.
Please keep me in countenance.
And Japan is unlikely to countenance an Asian community dominated by China.
Your father won't countenance you going abroad.
I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.
He sat down with a most gloomy countenance by Fanny.
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance.
He looked so funny that I found it difficult to keep my countenance.
Joy takes the place of sadness and the countenance reflects the light of heaven.
We will never countenance violence, however serious the against us.
This old man has a benign countenance.
Walsingham: All men requirement something greater than them to countenance up to and worship.
He stared me out of countenance.
His countenance rather gained in austerity and heopened his lips.
She was sad, but no longer showing alarm in her countenance.
Let's repent, renew ourselves during Lent, then Jesus'glorious countenance shine through us.
We will not countenance any aggressive violence.
Heathcliff's countenance relaxed into a grin.
There was joy in his speech and countenance.
I am surprised ( to learn that ) you give countenance to such conduct.
When Tom's companions drank to the Hans en Kelderr, or Jack in the low cellar , he could not help displaying an extraordinary complacence of countenance.
They would not countenance our suggestion.
He possesses a mild and benevolent countenance.
Her countenance is like the flowers and the moon.
The committee refused to countenance his proposals.
America won't countenance any such circumvention of the sanctions.
He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.
Jake would not countenance Janis's marrying while still a student.
keep one's countenance
maintain one's composure, especially by refraining from laughter
keep someone in countenance
help someone to remain calm and confident
to keep herself in countenance she opened her notebook.
out of countenance
disconcerted or unpleasantly surprised
&B{I put} him clean &B{out of countenance} just by looking at him.
There is relatively little information about countenance, maybe you can watch a bilingual story to relax your mood, I wish you a happy day!
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