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countenances

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-t̬ən.əns/
    • /ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-t̬ən.əns/

Definitions of countenances word

  • noun countenances Plural form of countenance. 1
  • noun countenances plural of countenance. 0
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Parts of speech for Countenances

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Countenances

countenances popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 62% 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.

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Synonyms for countenances

verb countenances

  • stomachs — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
  • advocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate.
  • aids — AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases. AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
  • backs — a large tub, vat, or cistern used by dyers, brewers, distillers, etc., to hold liquids.
  • champions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion.

noun countenances

  • appearances — the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
  • aspects — Plural form of aspect.
  • casts — Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor).
  • physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • potatoes — Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
All 15 Synonyms of countenances

Antonyms for countenances

verb countenances

  • blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
  • hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • vetoes — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

noun countenances

  • discountenances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discountenance.
All 4 Antonyms of countenances

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