countenance[noun]Synonyms: look, cast, expression, face, visage, dial, features, kisser, map, mug, pan, phiz, puss
[verb]Synonyms: encourage, advocate, favor, approve, accept, approbate, go (for), hold (with)
Antonyms: discountenance
Contrasted words: deride, ridicule, criticize, reprehend, reprobate, reproach, reprove
Related Idioms: (the) cut of one's jib
Related Words: applaud,
commend,
back,
champion,
support,
uphold [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. coun‧te‧nance1 /ˈkaʊntənəns, ˈkaʊntɪnəns/
noun[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: contenance 'behavior', from Latin continentia 'holding back from doing what you want, continence', from continere; ⇒ contain]
[countable] literary your face or your expression:
All colour drained from her countenance. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. countenance2 verb [transitive] formal to accept, support, or approve of something
countenance (somebody) doing something I will not countenance you being rude to Dr Baxter. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲