Need another word that means the same as “countenance”? Find 43 synonyms and 30 related words for “countenance” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Countenance” are: visage, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant, face, features, profile, backing, help, assistance, aid, votes, approval, blessing, patronage, allow, let, permit, tolerate, admit of, approve, approve of, agree to, consent to, give one's blessing to, take kindly to, be in favour of, favour, hold with, go along with, put up with, endure, brook, stomach, swallow, bear
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “countenance” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| aid | A source of help or assistance. He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid. |
| approval | A feeling of liking something or someone good. Step parents need to win a child s approval. |
| assistance | The provision of money, resources, or information to help someone. Could not walk without assistance. |
| backing | A layer of material that forms, protects, or strengthens the back of something. The flooring has a cork base with jute backing. |
| blessing | The act of praying for divine protection. Great intelligence can be a curse as well as a blessing. |
| endorsement | (in the UK) a note on a driving licence recording the penalty points incurred for a driving offence. The issue of full independence received overwhelming endorsement. |
| face | The part of an animal corresponding to the human face. She scattered a deck of cards face down. |
| features | The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater. The map showed roads and other features. |
| help | A person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do. He was a great help. |
| imprimatur | A person’s authoritative approval. The imprimatur for this edition was granted by Cardinal O Casey. |
| indorsement | A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books. |
| kisser | The human face kisser and smiler and mug are informal terms for face and phiz is British. I belted him one right on the kisser. |
| mug | The quantity that can be held in a mug. They were no mugs where finance was concerned. |
| patronage | Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support. A twang of self satisfaction even patronage about him. |
| phiz | The human face kisser and smiler and mug are informal terms for face and phiz is British. It was enough to paste his phiz on the cover of Time magazine. |
| physiognomy | The supposed art of judging character from facial characteristics. Friends began to notice a change in his physiognomy. |
| profile | A vertical section of the Earth’s crust showing the different horizons or layers. A sleep profile for someone on a shift system. |
| sanction | A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society’s standards. He appealed to the bishop for his sanction. |
| smiler | The human face kisser and smiler and mug are informal terms for face and phiz is British. |
| visage | The human face (`kisser’ and `smiler’ and `mug’ are informal terms for `face’ and `phiz’ is British. A stern visage. |
| votes | The opinion of a group as determined by voting. There were only 17 votes in favor of the motion. |
| warrant | A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications. We ll issue you with a travel warrant. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “countenance” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| admit of | Have room for; hold without crowding. |
| agree to | Consent or assent to a condition or agree to do something. |
| allow | Allow the other baseball team to score. The evidence allows only one conclusion. |
| approve | Give sanction to. I approve of his educational policies. |
| approve of | Give sanction to. |
| be in favour of | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
| bear | Turn and proceed in a specified direction. No one likes to bear the responsibility for such decisions. |
| brook | Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. |
| consent to | Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to. |
| endure | Continue to exist. These cities have endured through time. |
| favour | (often used in polite requests) give someone (something desired. Critics argued that the policy favoured the private sector. |
| give one's blessing to | Estimate the duration or outcome of something. |
| go along with | Be spent. |
| hold with | Have room for hold without crowding. |
| let | Used as a way of expressing defiance or challenge. Here let me offered Bruce. |
| permit | Authorize or allow (something. This will permit the rain to run off. |
| put up with | Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. |
| stomach | Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. If you cannot stomach orange juice try apple juice. |
| swallow | Enclose or envelop completely as if by swallowing. The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries. |
| take kindly to | Be seized or affected in a specified way. |
| tolerate | Have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition. Lichens grow in conditions that no other plants tolerate. |
| anguished | Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain. He gave an anguished cry. |
| aquiline | Like an eagle. |
| aspect | Of a planet form an aspect with another celestial body. The front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable. |
| complexion | A point of view or general attitude or inclination. The setting sun complexioned the hills. |
| deadpan | In a deadpan manner. That s all right then Claire said deadpan. |
| drawn | Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering. Her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness. |
| expression | Expression without words. The expression for the circumference of a circle is 2 r. |
| expressive | Conveying (a specified quality or idea. A very expressive face. |
| eyebrow | The strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person’s eye socket. He had eyes of blue beneath bushy eyebrows. |
| eyelid | Each of the upper and lower folds of skin which cover the eye when closed. |
| familiarity | The quality of being well known from long or close association. Familiarity allows us to give each other nicknames. |
| familiarize | Make familiar or conversant with. We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings. |
| freckle | Cover or become covered with freckles. I freckle easily. |
| frown | Disapprove of. A frown of disapproval. |
| glower | An angry or sullen look. His father s glowering face. |
| grimace | Make a grimace. She gave a grimace of pain. |
| impression | An impressionistic portrayal of a person. Her courtesy had made a good impression. |
| ineluctable | Impossible to avoid or evade. An ineluctable destiny. |
| mask | A masked person. He had been masked bound and abducted. |
| mien | A person’s appearance or manner, especially as an indication of their character or mood. He has a cautious academic mien. |
| pallor | Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress. The deathlike pallor of his face. |
| physiognomy | The general form or appearance of something. The physiognomy of the landscape. |
| sallow | Cause to become sallow. His skin was sallow and pitted. |
| scowl | Frown with displeasure. She stamped into the room with a scowl on her face. |
| serration | A row of notches. The pliers had serrations to improve the grip. |
| smiley | Smiling; cheerful. He drew a smiley face. |
| subtend | (of a line, arc, or figure) form (an angle) at a particular point when straight lines from its extremities are joined at that point. The angle subtended by a string of length r at the centre of the sphere. |
| tormented | Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears. A small tormented schoolboy. |
| visage | The human face (`kisser’ and `smiler’ and `mug’ are informal terms for `face’ and `phiz’ is British. An elegant angular visage. |
| wan | (of the sea) without lustre; dark and gloomy. A wan smile. |
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