All 12 Uses of
countenance
in
The House of Mirth
- Miss Bart's countenance did not reflect the smile.†
Chpt 1.4 (definition 2)
- Gryce was handsome in a didactic way—he looked like a clever pupil's drawing from a plaster-cast—while Gwen's countenance had no more modelling than a face painted on a toy balloon.†
Chpt 1.4 (definition 2)
- —I can't eat a mouthful of this stuff, you know," he added suddenly, pushing back his plate with a clouded countenance; and Lily, unfailingly adaptable, accorded her radiant attention to his prolonged denunciation of other people's cooks, with a supplementary tirade on the toxic qualities of melted butter.†
Chpt 1.5 (definition 2)
- She glanced about, hoping to catch a glimpse of Gryce; but her eyes lit instead on the glossy countenance of Mr. Rosedale, who was slipping through the crowd with an air half obsequious, half obtrusive, as though, the moment his presence was recognized, it would swell to the dimensions of the room.†
Chpt 1.8 (definition 2)
- When the opening night of the opera came, her apprehensions had so completely vanished that the sight of Trenor's ruddy countenance in the back of Mr. Rosedale's box filled her with a sense of pleasant reassurance.†
Chpt 1.10 (definition 2)
- Even fortunes supposed to be independent of the market either betrayed a secret dependence on it, or suffered from a sympathetic affection: fashion sulked in its country houses, or came to town incognito, general entertainments were discountenanced, and informality and short dinners became the fashion.†
Chpt 1.11 (definition 1)
- I shall certainly not do anything to give the impression that I countenance your behaviour.
Chpt 1.15 (definition 1) *countenance = approve
- She took a restless turn about the room, and then, reseating herself, lifted the bright mockery of her eyes to Gerty's anxious countenance.†
Chpt 2.4 (definition 2)
- As Miss Bart reached the avenue, however, she saw a smart phaeton with a high-stepping pair disappear behind the shrubbery in the direction of the gate; and on the doorstep stood Mrs. Gormer, with a glow of retrospective pleasure on her open countenance.†
Chpt 2.6 (definition 2)
- Miss Bart's immediate answer was to address a critical glance to the reflection of the countenance under discussion.†
Chpt 2.6 (definition 2)
- A fire shone through the polished flanks of the iron stove, and near it stood a crib in which a baby was sitting upright, with incipient anxiety struggling for expression on a countenance still placid with sleep.†
Chpt 2.13 (definition 2)
- she seated herself with a beaming countenance beside her visitor.
Chpt 2.13 (definition 2) *countenance = facial expression
Definitions:
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(1) (countenance as in: giving countenance) to tolerate, approve, or show favor or support
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(2) (countenance as in: a pleasant countenance) facial expression; or face; or composure or manner