expression+of+countenance
11countenance — I UK [ˈkaʊntənəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms countenance : singular countenance plural countenances literary your face, or the expression on your face II UK [ˈkaʊntənəns] / US verb [transitive] Word forms countenance : present tense… …
12countenance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English contenance, from Anglo French cuntenance, contenance, from Medieval Latin continentia, from Latin, restraint, from continent , continens, present participle of continēre to hold together more at contain Date:… …
13countenance — 1 noun formal 1 (C) your face or your expression: the gloomy countenance of a disappointed child 2 (U) support or approval 2 verb (T) to accept, support, or approve of something: countenance doing sth: Her father won t countenance her getting… …
14countenance — coun•te•nance [[t]ˈkaʊn tn əns[/t]] n. v. nanced, nanc•ing 1) appearance, esp. the expression of the face: a sad countenance[/ex] 2) the face; visage 3) calm facial expression; composure 4) approval or favor 5) Obs. bearing; behavior 6) to permit …
15countenance — [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 …
16countenance — [ kaʊnt(ə)nəns, tɪn ] noun 1》 a person s face or facial expression. 2》 formal support or approval. verb admit as acceptable or possible. Phrases keep one s countenance maintain one s composure. out of countenance disconcerted or unpleasantly… …
17countenance — 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:… …
18expression — noun 1) the free expression of opposition views Syn: utterance, uttering, voicing, pronouncement, declaration, articulation, assertion, setting forth; dissemination, circulation, communication, spreading, promulgation 2) an expression of sympathy …
19countenance — [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 …
20expression — noun 1) the free expression of their views Syn: utterance, uttering, voicing, declaration, articulation 2) an expression of sympathy Syn: indication, demonstration, show, exhibition, token …
