countenance

n. appearance, face, features; support, encouragement

v. tolerate, permit; approve, support

Countenance may refer to:Countenance divine, also called the divine countenance, a reference to the literal or metaphorical face of the Judeo-Christian GodAnglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, called Operation Countenance, the 1941 invasion of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union
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Noun
1. the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"
(synonym) visage
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(hyponym) expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face
2. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
(synonym) sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
(hypernym) approval, commendation
(hyponym) O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh
(derivation) permit, allow, let
3. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
(synonym) physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
(hypernym) face, human face
(hyponym) pudding face, pudding-face
(part-holonym) human head
(classification) colloquialism
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Verb
1. consent to, 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"
(synonym) permit, allow, let
(hypernym) accept, consent, go for
(hyponym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(verb-group) allow, grant
(derivation) sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur

(v. t.)
To make a show of; to pretend.
  

(v. t.)
To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
  

To dream of a beautiful and ingenuous countenance, you may safely look for some pleasure to fall to your lot in the near future; but to behold an ugly and scowling visage, portends unfavorable transactions.