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Plural of countenance

regular plural

The plural of countenance is countenances.

Forms of countenance

Singularcountenance /ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/
Pluralcountenances
Countablecountable and uncountable

Countenances in a sentence

  • The keeping eunuchs were at back, solemn in stately rows, bespeared and bescimitared, the Danish, Irish, and German of their countenances lost in the daub which made them swart.1905, Samuel Major Gardenhire, The Silence of Mrs. Harrold - Page 277. From the entry swart

Meaning of countenance

  1. noun Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
  2. noun Favour; support; encouragement.
  3. noun Superficial appearance; show; pretense.

Full definition of countenance

Questions about the plural of countenance

What is the plural of countenance?
The plural of countenance is countenances.
Is countenance countable?
Countenance is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: countenance (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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