Idioms about countenance
Origin of countenance
synonym study for countenance
historical usage of countenance
The Old French noun ultimately comes from the Latin noun continentia “self-control, restraint,” a derivation of the verb continēre “to hold together, keep together, keep under control.”
OTHER WORDS FROM countenancecoun·te·nanc·er, nounun·coun·te·nanced, adjectiveun·der·coun·te·nance, noun
How to use countenance in a sentence
Unless she has more details to back that up, I can’t in good countenance continue showing you this.Fox News cuts away from Kayleigh McEnany news conference after she alleges vote fraud with no evidence|Elahe Izadi, Sarah Ellison|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
But there is no way McCarthy would have countenanced failure.It’s Not Just the Vaccines. Jenny McCarthy’s New Book Offers More ‘Lessons’|Tim Teeman|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The point of making them is not to excuse the abuses at Foxconn and too-long countenanced by Apple.Before Condemning Foxconn, Americans Should Examine Their Own Labor History|Zachary Karabell|March 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The latter are countenanced by no class of vows lawfully made, either in Old Testament times or in a later period.The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The use of grout is, therefore, a sign of inefficient workmanship, and should not be countenanced in good work.
These man-hunts were not prevented, though perhaps not openly countenanced, by the Roman governors.The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
The fitful evasiveness of her manner when the subject was under discussion countenanced the idea.Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
This should be conclusive that Virginia republicanism in no way countenanced nullification.