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countenance — [[t]ka͟ʊntɪnəns[/t]] countenances, countenancing, countenanced 1) VERB: usu with brd neg If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen. [FORMAL] [V n] Jake would not countenance Janis s… … English dictionary
countenance — coun|te|nance1 [ˈkauntınəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: contenance behavior , from Latin continentia holding back from doing what you want, continence , from continere; CONTAIN] literary your face or your expression ▪ All colour… … Dictionary of contemporary English
countenance — 1. noun his strikingly handsome countenance Syn: face, features, physiognomy, profile; (facial) expression, look, appearance, aspect, mien; informal mug, puss; literary visage, lineaments 2. verb he would not countenance the use of force Syn:… … Thesaurus of popular words
not accept — Synonyms and related words: abjure, assert the contrary, be skeptical, belie, brook no, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, disclaim, disown, disprove, dispute, forswear,… … Moby Thesaurus
Countenance — Coun te*nance (koun t[ e]*nans), n. [OE. contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor, fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See {Contain}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Countenance — Coun te*nance (koun t? nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countenanced} ( nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countenancing}.] 1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet. [1913 Webster] This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is not made out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Countenance divine — Countenance divine, also called the divine countenance, is a phrase that is almost exclusively a reference to the face literal or metaphorical of the Judæo Christian God; in Christian terms, God the Father. The phrase is used in the patriotic… … Wikipedia
countenance — countenancer, n. /kown tn euhns/, n., v., countenanced, countenancing. n. 1. appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance. 2. the face; visage. 3. calm facial expression; composure. 4. approval or favor; encouragement;… … Universalium
countenance — [13] A person’s countenance has nothing to do with computation. Etymologically, it is how they ‘contain’ themselves, or conduct themselves, and the word itself is a parallel construction with continence. It was borrowed from Old French contenance … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
countenance — [13] A person’s countenance has nothing to do with computation. Etymologically, it is how they ‘contain’ themselves, or conduct themselves, and the word itself is a parallel construction with continence. It was borrowed from Old French contenance … Word origins
