Thesaurus:countenance

Thesaurus

countenance

English

Noun

Sense: appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

Synonyms

• boat (Cockney rhyming slang)
• complexion
• countenance
• chevy chase (Cockney rhyming slang)
• dial (UK, dated)
• ecaf (Backslang)
• eek (Polari)
• George Best (Cockney rhyming slang)
• face
• favor (obsolete)
• kisser (slang)
• look    [⇒ thesaurus] (often plural)
• map (UK, dated)
• mug (slang)
• mush (UK, slang)
• pan (slang)
• physiognomy
• phiz (dated)
• phizog (dated)
• punim
• visage

Meronyms

• brow
• cheek
• chin
• ear    [⇒ thesaurus]
• eye    [⇒ thesaurus]
• eyebrow
• forehead
• mouth    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nose    [⇒ thesaurus]
• beard
• facial hair
• moustache
• expression
• facial expression    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• guise    [⇒ thesaurus]
• head    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• demeanor
• body language
• expression
• figure
• mask
• beautiful    [⇒ thesaurus]
• handsome
• homely
• plain
• pretty
• ugly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• two-faced

Further reading

• “448. appearance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “234. front” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “countenance” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.