English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�ka�nt�n�ns/
audio|en-us-countenance.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From L. contenere

Noun
en-noun

1. appearance, especially the features and expression of the face

#*RQ:Authorized Version, Genesis 4:5
#*: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Synonyms
saurus|face|countenance

Translations
trans-top|face
Finnish: ilme
Icelandic: andlit n
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Portuguese: aparência f, semblante m
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Verb
en-verb|countenanc|ing

1. transitive To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

Translations
trans-top|to tolerate
Finnish: sallia
Icelandic: láta viðgangast
trans-mid
Russian: одоб����, �аз�е�а��; дава�� �анк�и� (на �ове��ение �его-л.)
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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