Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
- 2transitive verb
To make a show of; to pretend.
- 3noun
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
"a pleasant countenance"
"a stern visage"
Synonyms
- 4noun
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- 5noun
formal and explicit approval
"a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
- 6verb
consent to, give permission
"She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"
"I won't let the police search her basement"
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