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Enhearten vs Countenance - What's the difference?

enhearten | countenance | Related terms |

Enhearten is a related term of countenance.


As verbs the difference between enhearten and countenance

is that enhearten is to comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten while countenance is to tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

As a noun countenance is

appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

enhearten

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1954 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=JRR Tolkien , title=Lord of the Rings, Vol 3 , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=Houghton Mifflin Co. , isbn= , page=164 , passage=But the victory did little to enhearten the captains. }}

    References

    * 2. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol III, p1935, enhearten

    countenance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * countenaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
  • * , Genesis 4:5
    • But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
    • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
  • Favour; support; encouragement.
  • * (Bible), (Psalms) xxi. 6
    • Thou hast made himglad with thy countenance .
  • * (Francis Atterbury) (1663-1732)
    • This is the magistrate's peculiar province, to give countenance to piety and virtue, and to rebuke vice.
  • (label) Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
  • * (Roger Ascham) (1515-1568)
    • The election being done, he made countenance of great discontent thereat.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (countenanc)
  • To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
    • ''The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.
  • * 1925 , Franz Kafka, The Trial'', ''Vintage Books (London) , pg. 99:
    • For the Defence was not actually countenanced by the Law, but only tolerated, and there were differences of opinion even on that point, whether the Law could be interpreted to admit such tolerances at all.

    Synonyms

    * approve, sanction, support, tolerate

    References

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