- Countenance is the name for a calm facial expression
- Composure.
- Face, visage
- Encouragement; moral support
- To permit or tolerate
- To approve, support, or encourage
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Etymology & Origin of countenance
First coined circa 1250. From the Latin word continentia ("self-control, restraint")