countenance

Nouns

(n) the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
visage,
(n) formal and explicit approval
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
imprimatur, sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant,
(n) the human face ("kisser" and "smiler" and "mug" are informal terms for "face" and "phiz" is British) physiognomy, visage, kisser, phiz, smiler, mug,

Verbs

(v) consent to, give permission
- She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
- I won't let the police search her basement
- I cannot allow you to see your exam
permit, allow, let,

Synonyms

permit allow let visage imprimatur sanction endorsement indorsement warrant physiognomy kisser phiz smiler mug

Antonyms

disallow forbid nix prohibit proscribe interdict veto

Words of close approximity