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Countenance Koun Tn Unts Noun Facial Expression Deliberate Unconscious Conveying

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(KOUN-tn-unts), noun

A facial expression, either deliberate or unconscious, conveying the person’s mood, thoughts, or emotions.

“We romped until the pans / Slid from the kitchen shelf; / My mother’s COUNTENANCE / Could not unfrown itself.” – Theodore Roethke, American poet

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