countenance
ಮುಖಚರ್ಯೆ
definition
verb
he was reluctant to countenance the use of force
admit as acceptable or possible.
noun
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away
a person's face or facial expression.
she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion
support.
example
Moyes cannot help but 'countenance' going the same way.
The man, appropriately, shone his 'countenance' approvingly upon her.
Is there any parent who would argue for, or 'countenance' , the early evacuation of one sick child from an Intensive Care Unit bed in favour of their own child?
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable 'countenance' give little away
he was reluctant to 'countenance' the use of force
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable 'countenance' give little away
he was reluctant to 'countenance' the use of force
she was giving her specific 'countenance' to the occasion
We all know the ABC would never give 'countenance' to the perverted influence of base and vulgar advertising.
she was giving her specific 'countenance' to the occasion
This was an insult he could no longer 'countenance' , and so he had decided that all high-risk surgeries would be transferred to another hospital.
No judicial 'countenance' can or ought to be given in matters of taxation to any system of extra-legal concessions.
Her intense awareness of the camera's abilities is registered in every detail of her pictures, in the precision of their compositions, and in the 'countenances' of her subjects.
Some friends say she is already 'countenancing' life outside of Downing Street.
It was the perfect damsel-in-distress expression, she'd seen executed on the 'countenances' of several ladies.
The 'countenances' range from human to somewhat animal-like to simply weird; most are done in a unique style, with sharply cut, striking features and exaggerated eyes.
A quick glance at some of the figures, ironically, and several of the figures seem to resemble one another, with their pointed headdresses and bug-eyed 'countenances' .
The servant, as that was now what he all-too-obviously was, prayed no one would notice his slip of the tongue, but clearly they remained unanswered by the expressions on everyone's surprised and confused 'countenances' .
It is irresponsible and it should not be engaged in, and it should not be 'countenanced' .
We think 'countenancing' any other position would totally undermine our members going about their duty and put them at phenomenal risk.
The man seems simply incapable of 'countenancing' the notion that this nation can ever do wrong.
Several portraits feature beautiful faces, some with deeply lined, wizened 'countenances' .
Defeat to ‘the town’ team would not have been 'countenanced' in the past and this result will surely send shock waves across the Slieve Blooms.
Racist behaviour is criminal, and cannot be 'countenanced' .
‘It is discriminatory and cannot be 'countenanced' ,’ she said.
Of course, it is understood the money must be used strictly for digging wells[… ] and no other use will be 'countenanced' , that must be understood. […]
The Chairman said although it sounded funny, that sort of thing must not be 'countenanced' , and the Surveyor was instructed to notify the police and take proceedings against any future offenders.
Engineering is 'countenanced' only as a desperate last-ditch response to climatic catastrophe.
A monk gazes upward through a dark chapel towards a shining stained-glass triptych; a nun gazes across a black expanse at a candle flame; wizened, benevolent 'countenances' are upturned, and the light of faith shines down upon them.
The artist was taught to locate the animal traits beneath human 'countenances' , creating a sketch that teetered on the cusp between Homo sapiens and the lower creatures: truer to life than the mundane appearance of the subject himself.
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