Synonyms and Antonyms of countenance

synonym (synonym of countenance)

antonym (antonym of countenance)

hypernym (countenance IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (verb.communication)
    accept, consent, go for
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (verb.communication)
     
  • formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)
    approval, commendation
    a message expressing a favorable opinion (noun.communication)
     
  • the appearance conveyed by a person's face (noun.attribute)
    appearance, visual aspect
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing (noun.attribute)
     
  • the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)
    face, human face
    the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear (noun.body)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF countenance relation)

  • consent to, give permission (verb.communication)
    abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    furlough
    grant a leave to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    give
    allow to have or take (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    allow, permit, tolerate
    allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    authorise, authorize, clear, pass
    grant authorization or clearance for (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    admit, include, let in
    allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    favor, favour, privilege
    bestow a privilege upon (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    trust
    allow without fear (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    admit, allow in, intromit, let in
    allow to enter; grant entry to (verb.social)
     
  • formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)
    o.k., ok, okay, okeh, okey
    an endorsement (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    visa
    an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    nihil obstat
    the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the more.. (noun.communication)
     
  • the appearance conveyed by a person's face (noun.attribute)
    aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
    the feelings expressed on a person's face (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    poker face
    a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) (noun.attribute)
     
  • the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)
    pudding face, pudding-face
    a large fat human face (noun.body)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (noun.body)
    human head
    the head of a human being (noun.body)
     

verb group (countenance is verb group of ....)

  • consent to, give permission (verb.communication)
    allow, grant
    let have (verb.possession)
     

derivation (.... is derived from countenance)

  • (noun.act)
    license, permission, permit
    the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    licence, license, permit
    a legal document giving official permission to do something (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant
    formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    allowable, permissible
    that may be permitted especially as according to rule (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    allowable
    deserving to be allowed or considered (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    permissive
    granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline (adj.all)
     
  • formal and explicit approval (noun.communication)
    allow, countenance, let, permit
    consent to, give permission (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    approve, o.k., okay, sanction
    give sanction to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    certify, endorse, indorse
    guarantee as meeting a certain standard (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    sanction
    give authority or permission to (verb.social)
     
  • the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)
    smile
    change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure (verb.body)
     

domain region (countenance associated with .... region)

  • (noun.location)
    britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
    a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britai more.. (noun.location)
     

domain usage (countenance is used in .... domain)

  • (noun.communication)
    colloquialism
    a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym part meronym verb group derivation visage endorsement imprimatur kisser mug phiz disallow forbid interdict nix prohibit proscribe appearance visual aspect face approval commendation accept aspect expression poker face pudding face o.k. ok human head allow grant smile allow approve o.k. certify endorse
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. visage . endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant . kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage . allow, let, permit . disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto . accept, consent, go for . approval, commendation . appearance, visual aspect . face, human face . abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate . furlough . give . allow, permit, tolerate . authorise, authorize, clear, pass . admit, include, let in . favor, favour, privilege . decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize . trust . admit, allow in, intromit, let in . o.k., ok, okay, okeh, okey . visa . nihil obstat . aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look . poker face . pudding face, pudding-face . human head . allow, grant . license, permission, permit . licence, license, permit . countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant . allowable, permissible . allowable . permissive . allow, countenance, let, permit . approve, o.k., okay, sanction . certify, endorse, indorse . sanction . smile . britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland . colloquialism


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