countenance vs tolerate
tolerate vs countenancecountenance is a noun but tolerate is not a noun.
countenance and tolerate both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| countenance | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| tolerate | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
tolerate is a hyponym of
countenance; that is, tolerate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
countenance:
- countenance: consent to, give permission; permit
- tolerate: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Other hyponyms of countenance include
abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, furlough, give, allow, permit, authorise, authorize, clear, pass, admit, include, let in, favor, favour, privilege, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, trust, admit, allow in, intromit, let in.
| countenance (noun) | tolerate (noun) |
|---|---|
| the appearance conveyed by a person's face | |
| the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | |
| formal and explicit approval |
| countenance (verb) | tolerate (verb) |
|---|---|
| consent to, give permission; permit | put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
| allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | |
| have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition | |
| recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) |
Words related to "countenance"
- Britain
- Great Britain
- O.K.
- OK
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- abide
- accept
- admit
- allow
- allow in
- appearance
- approval
- aspect
- authorise
- authorize
- bear
- brook
- clear
- colloquialism
- commendation
- consent
- decriminalise
- decriminalize
- devilishness
- digest
- endorsement
- endure
- expression
- face
- facial expression
- favor
- favour
- furlough
- give
- go for
- grant
- human face
- human head
- imprimatur
- include
- indorsement
- intromit
- kisser
- legalise
- legalize
- legitimate
- legitimatise
- legitimatize
- legitimise
- legitimize
- let
- let in
- look
- mug
- nihil obstat
- okay
- okeh
- okey
- pass
- permit
- phiz
- physiognomy
- poker face
- privilege
- pudding face
- pudding-face
- put up
- sanction
- smiler
- stand
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- support
- tolerate
- trust
- visa
- visage
- visual aspect
- warrant
Words related to "tolerate"
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