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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 |