| NOUN | attribute | countenance, visage | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
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| communication | countenance, sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur | formal and explicit approval | |
| body | countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug | the human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British) | |
| VERB | communication | countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission |
| Sounds | kaw'ntahnahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The appearance conveyed by a person's face. | |
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| Example | "a pleasant countenance" | |
| Synonym | visage | |
| Narrower | expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face | The feelings expressed on a person's face |
| poker face | A face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | apariencia, expresión, rostro, semblante | |
| Catalan | rostre, semblant | |
| Meaning | formal and explicit approval. | |
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| Synonyms | sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur | |
| Narrower | O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh | An endorsement |
| 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 church | |
| visa | An endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it | |
| Broader | approval, commendation | A message expressing a favorable opinion |
| Spanish | aprobación, autorización, consentimiento, garantía, imprimatur, imprimátur, refrendación, sanción | |
| Catalan | autorització, consentiment, imprimatur | |
| Verbs | countenance | consent to, give permission |
| Meaning | The human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British). | |
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| Synonyms | physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug | |
| Part of | human head | The head of a human being |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Narrower | pudding face, pudding-face | A large fat human face |
| Broader | face, human face | The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | faz, fisiognomía, fisionomía, fisonomía, rostro, semblante | |
| Catalan | cara, fesomia, fisonomia, rostre, semblant | |
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