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Meaning of countenance


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  countenance
      n 1: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant
           countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: {countenance},
           {visage}]
      2: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
         union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance},
         {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
      3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal
         terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance},
         {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]
      v 1: consent to, give permission; "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"
           [syn: {permit}, {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant:
           {disallow}, {forbid}, {interdict}, {nix}, {prohibit},
           {proscribe}, {veto}]


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