āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
countenance
/kËaâĘntÉnÉns/
Countenance
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āĻŽā§āĻ, āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
someone's face or facial expression
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She maintained a calm countenance during the crisis, reassuring others.
āϏāĻā§āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāύ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ
a confirmation that is clearly expressed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With a nod and a pleased countenance, the judge signaled his agreement.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ āϏāĻš, āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰāϤāĻž, āϏāĻāϝāĻŽ
a composed facial bearing that reflects inner emotional control or mental steadiness, especially under pressure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She struggled to keep her countenance when the surprise announcement was made.
āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāϝāĻŽ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
to countenance
01
āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to agree and not oppose to something that one generally finds unacceptable or unpleasant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She could n't countenance the idea of firing her longtime employee, even though his performance had been declining.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϰāĻāĻžāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻŽā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāύāĻŋ, āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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