countenance
wajah
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
The man, appropriately, shone his 'countenance' approvingly upon her.
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable 'countenance' give little away
she was giving her specific 'countenance' to the occasion
Moyes cannot help but 'countenance' going the same way.
he was reluctant to 'countenance' the use of force
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?
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.
We all know the ABC would never give 'countenance' to the perverted influence of base and vulgar advertising.
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
No judicial 'countenance' can or ought to be given in matters of taxation to any system of extra-legal concessions.
Forced to smile under the sudden shift of attention to them, Althia placidly glided into the throne room on the arm of her sister, any evidence of their recent quarrel absent from their 'countenances' .
They show contempt for their vows and pose a danger of showing more serious contempt for our children which should not be 'countenanced' .
As for the Americans, theirs were grim 'countenances' .
Several portraits feature beautiful faces, some with deeply lined, wizened 'countenances' .
It is irresponsible and it should not be engaged in, and it should not be 'countenanced' .
Needless to say, I was completely confused, by the Shultz twins’ rapidly changed 'countenances' and denial.
But the arrogance that enables Cassell to be such a reliable shooter in the clutch prevents him from 'countenancing' the fact that he's a defensive liability.
Some friends say she is already 'countenancing' life outside of Downing Street.
Not coincidentally, this came just as he was 'countenancing' the possibility of employing his services elsewhere.
Jean just let a small smile escape her visage, and then turned her 'countenances' back in to a frustrated manner.
‘I can't be the only person to see that,’ one of the women said, and the rest of the women shook their heads; once more, their wild hair flew about their surprised 'countenances' .
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. […]
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.
‘It is discriminatory and cannot be 'countenanced' ,’ she said.
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.
It was the perfect damsel-in-distress expression, she'd seen executed on the 'countenances' of several ladies.
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