countenance vs look

look vs countenance

countenance and look both are nouns.

countenance and look both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
countenance	Yes	No	Yes	No
look	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, look is a hyponym of countenance; that is, look is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than countenance:

countenance: the appearance conveyed by a person's face
look: the feelings expressed on a person's face

Other hyponyms of countenance include aspect, expression, face, facial expression, poker face, devilishness.

countenance (noun)	look (noun)
the appearance conveyed by a person's face	the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)	physical appearance
formal and explicit approval	the feelings expressed on a person's face
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

countenance (verb)	look (verb)
consent to, give permission; permit	to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
	look forward to the probable occurrence of
	have faith or confidence in
	convey by one's expression
	perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
	give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
	search or seek
	take charge of or deal with
	be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
	accord in appearance with

Difference between countenance and look

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