IN COUNTENANCE

Definition: IN COUNTENANCE

IN COUNTENANCE

1. In an assured condition or aspect; free from shame or dismay. ``It puts the learned in countenance, and gives them a place among the fashionable part of mankind.'' --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Aid

Second, stand by; back, back up; pay the piper, abet; work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for; take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of; advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service; squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize; lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to; smile upon, shine upon; favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of; side with; (cooperate).

Approbation

Stand up for, stick up for; uphold, hold up, countenance, sanction; clap on the back, pat on the back; keep in countenance, indorse; give credit, recommend; mark with a white mark, mark with a stone.

Conformity

Be regular; Adjective: move in a groove; follow observe the rules, go by the rules, bend to the rules,obey the rules, obey the precedents; comply with, tally with, chime in with, fall in with; be guided by, be regulated by; fall into a custom,fall into a usage; follow the fashion, follow the crowd, follow the multitude; pass muster, do as others do, hurler avec les loups; stand on ceremony; when in Rome do as the Romans do; go with the stream, go with the flow, swim with the stream, swim with the current, swim with the tide, blow with the wind; stick to the beaten track; (habit); keep one in countenance.

Courage

Give courage, infuse courage, inspire courage; reassure, encourage, embolden, inspirit, cheer, nerve, put upon one's mettle, rally, raise a rallying cry; pat on the back, make a man of., keep in countenance.

Motive

Set an example, set the fashion; keep in countenance.

Vindication

Advocate, defend, plead one's cause; stand up for, stick up for, speak up for; contend for, speak for; bear out, keep in countenance, support; plead say in defense; plead ignorance; confess and avoid, propugn, put in a good word for.

Crosswords: IN COUNTENANCE

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "IN COUNTENANCE": keep in countenance ♦ keep one in countenance ♦ keep smb. in countenance. Additional references.

Hebrew 

לעו×"×" (cheer, cheer up, embolden, encourage, hearten, invigorate, keep in countenance, man, nerve, spirit, strengthen). (various references)

Hungarian

tartja a lelket vkiben (to keep sy in countenance), támogat vkit (to keep sy in countenance, to keep sy up to the scratch, to side with sy, to stand up for sy), segít vkinek (to be of assistance to sy, to give a helping hand to sy, to give a knee to sy, to give sy a hand, to keep sy in countenance, to lend sy a hand), kegyben áll (to be in countenance), kedvez vkinek (to keep sy in countenance, to show favour toward sy), előnyben részesít vkit (to keep sy in countenance, to show favour toward sy). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay ountenancecay

Romanian

încuraja pe cineva (keep smb. in countenance). (various references)

Turkish

teÅŸvik etmek (abet, cheer, cheer on, countenance, draw, egg, egg on, embolden, encourage, fillip, Foster, ginger, ginger up, give a fillip to, give countenance to, goad, goad on, incite, induce, inspirit, instigate, keep smb. in countenance, lend countenance to, lend wings to, prod, prompt, put a premium on, put smb. on his mettle, revitalize, set on, sharpen, spark, spoonfeed, spur, spur smb. on, stimulate, stir up, tickle up, urge), desteklemek (advocate, assist, back up, bear out, bear smb. out, bolster, bolster up, brace, buoy, buttress, champion, countenance, encourage, endorse, Favor, favour, fortify, give a leg up, give countenance to, go along with, help forward, hold up, identify, indorse, keep smb. in countenance, lend countenance to, logroll, nourish, patronize, promote, prop, root for, second, shore, sponsor, spoonfeed, stake, stanchion, stand, stand by, start, stick up for, strengthen, subordinate, support, sustain, underpin, uphold). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: continuance, countenance.

-3 letters: continence.

-4 letters: enunciate, innocence.

-5 letters: acetonic, announce, continua, continue, countian, cuneatic, innocent, neotenic, uncinate.

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