countenance

countenance is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 21 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
2. transitive verb. To make a show of; to pretend.
3. noun. the appearance conveyed by a person's face

   "a pleasant countenance"

   "a stern visage"

   Synonyms: visage

4. noun. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

   Synonyms: kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage

5. noun. formal and explicit approval

   "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

   Synonyms: endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant

6. verb. consent to, give permission

   "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"

   "I won't let the police search her basement"

   Synonyms: allow, let, permit

Synonyms

visage, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant, allow, let, permit

Common word forms

countenanced, countenancer, countenances, countenancing

Words from these letters

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