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countenanced

coun·te·nance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koun-tn-uh ns]
    • /ˈkaʊn tn əns/
    • /ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-tn-uh ns]
    • /ˈkaʊn tn əns/

Definitions of countenanced word

  • noun countenanced appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance. 1
  • noun countenanced the face; visage. 1
  • noun countenanced calm facial expression; composure. 1
  • noun countenanced approval or favor; encouragement; moral support. 1
  • noun countenanced Obsolete. bearing; behavior. 1
  • verb with object countenanced to permit or tolerate: You should not have countenanced his rudeness. 1

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Origin of countenanced

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English cuntenaunce behavior, bearing, self-control < Anglo-French cuntena(u)nce, Old French contenance < Latin continentia; see continence

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Parts of speech for Countenanced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

countenanced popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

countenanced usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for countenanced

verb countenanced

  • allowed — to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.
  • approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
  • abetted — to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
  • condoned — to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
  • accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.

noun countenanced

  • faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
  • looked — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • mapped — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
  • masked — using or wearing a mask or masks: a masked burglar; masked actors.

Antonyms for countenanced

verb countenanced

  • blocked — If something is blocked or blocked up, it is completely closed so that nothing can get through it.
  • censured — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
  • criticized — to censure or find fault with.
  • denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
  • disagreed — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.

noun countenanced

  • discountenanced — Simple past tense and past participle of discountenance.

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