what does countenance mean?
COUNTENANCE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the appearance conveyed by a person’’s face
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- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
Hypernyms(s) countenance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the human face (`kisser” and `smiler” and `mug” are informal terms for `face” and `phiz” is British)
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Hypernyms(s) countenance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- formal and explicit approval
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- a Democrat usually gets the union’’s endorsement
Hypernyms(s) countenance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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COUNTENANCE as VERB
- Meaning
- consent to, give permission
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- She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
- I won”t let the police search her basement
- I cannot allow you to see your exam
Hypernyms(s) countenance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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