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1. çehre, yüz, sima, görünüş; yüz ifadesi.
2. destek, onama, tasvip. f. uygun bulmak, desteklemek, onamak, tasvip etmek; müsamaha etmek; göz yummak. yüz ifadesi; uygun bulma, onama, destek, onay, tasvip, izin desteklemek, onaylamak, uygun bulmak, izin vermek. v.destekle:n.yüz. v.destekle:n.yüz. i.
3. destek, onama, tasvip. f. uygun bulmak, desteklemek, onamak, tasvip etmek; müsamaha etmek;. yüz ifadesi, yüz; surat; denge, kontrol, onama; destek, teşvik. desteklemek, teşvik etmek; yüz vermek; uygun bulmak, onamak.
4. desteklemek, izin ver, out of countenance mahcup, destek/yüz ifade; sima, yüz, çehre, görünüş; yüz vermek, tasvip, teşvik, destek olma teveccüh göstermek, teveccüh.
5. yüz ifadesi. uygun bulma. onama. destek. onay. tasvip. izin. desteklemek. onaylamak. uygun bulmak. izin vermek.
6. destek. onay. izin. rıza.
7. destekle yüz.

Etymology : Middle English contenance, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin continentia, from Latin, restraint, from continent-, continens, present participle of continEre to hold together; more at CONTAIN
Pronunciation : 'kaun-t^&n-&
Function : noun
Date : 13th century

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1. appearance, face, features; support, encouragement. tolerate, permit; approve, support. countenance\coun"te*nance\ (koun"t?-nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. countenanced (-nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. countenancing.].
2. to encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet. this conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is not made out either by experience or reason. t. browne. error supports custom, custom countenances error.
3. to make a show of; to pretend. [obs.] which to these ladies love did countenance.countenance n.
4. the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: visage].
5. formal and explicit approval [syn: sanction, endorsement, warrant, imprimatur].
6. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face'; `phiz' is british) [syn: physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug] give permission; "she permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "i won't let the police search her basement"; "i cannot allow you to see: your exam" [syn: permit, allow, let] [ant: forbid, forbid].
7. Appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect; mien.
8. The face; the features.
9. Approving or encouraging aspect of face; hence, favor, good will, support; aid; encouragement.
10. Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
11. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
12. To make a show of; to pretend. the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" the human face.
13. 1. If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen. Jake would not countenance Janis's marrying while still a student.
14. Someone's countenance is their face. your face or your expression. to accept, support, or approve of something countenance (sb) doing sth.