impassive countenance

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• countenance — [[t]ka͟ʊntɪnəns[/t]] countenances, countenancing, countenanced 1) VERB: usu with brd neg If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen. [FORMAL] [V n] Jake would not countenance Janis s… …   English dictionary

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• cool — Synonyms and related words: Buddha like composure, Laodicean, OK, Olympian, Oriental calm, abate, abnegation, above all that, absolute zero, abstinence, ace high, affectless, aguey, aguish, air condition, air cool, algid, algidity, allay, aloof,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• quiet — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Buddha like composure, Oriental calm, abate, aesthetic, allay, appease, arrange, arrangement, array, artistic, asleep, at peace, at rest, ataraxia, ataraxy, awful silence, back door, backstairs, backward, becalm …   Moby Thesaurus