countenance
/ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.91 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "How Cownterfet Cowntenaunce of the new get / With Crafty Conueyauance dothe smater and flater, / And Cloked Collucyoun is brought in to clater / With Courtely Abusyoun; […]"
- "But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell."
- "It was as if the countenance were for a brief while allowed to wear the likeness of the peaceful and spiritual world whither the soul had departed."
- "But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections."
- "With such powerful selling-points, why is it, as recent editorial comment and correspondence in this journal has revealed, that "Condor" has yet to bring a warm glow to the countenance of the L.M.R.'s accountants?"
- "Thou hast made him[…]glad with thy countenance."
Etymology
From Middle English contenaunce, countenaunce, from Anglo-Norman countenance and Old French contenance, from the present participle of contenir, or from Late Latin continentia, and therefore a doublet of continence.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/
- British English: /ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/