countenance
noun
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face.
countenances
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pluralof countenance.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof countenance (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
countenancenounappearance, especially the look or expression of the face.
Example Sentences
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The settings do not merely suggest sterility but concentrate the mind on the performers’ fascinating countenances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
These striking works center on modeled, black-and-white countenances in front of flat blossoms, also monochromatic but sometimes overlaid with color.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
“One month after directing that the petitioners’ suit could proceed in part, the court countenances yet another violation of its own commands,” Justice Sotomayor wrote.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
Some of us, though, will be suspicious of anything that countenances the missing of even the smallest part of a film.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2019
Their countenances were so lifelike that sometimes he was sure they would leap out of their frames in the deep of night, flat hands grabbing, clothes rippling behind them in unseen winds.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
