countenance Copy link Outline I. The face, looks1. făcies, ēi (including the entire make)2. ōs, ōris, n. (applicable also to brutes; when it means the mouth3. vultus, ūs (only of human beingsII. Calmness, unaltered composureIII. Favour, aid • countenance: I. The face, looks: 1. făcies, ēi (including the entire make): v. face, figure. 2. ōs, ōris, n. (applicable also to brutes; when it means the mouth: q. v.): the c. of angry persons, os iratorum, Cic.: to man he gave an upturned c., os homini sublime dedit, Ov.: v. face. 3. vultus, ūs (only of human beings: the features and expression of the face): the c. is the image of the mind, imago animi v. est, Cic.: the whole c. is a kind of silent discourse of the mind, v. totus sermo quidam tacitus mentis est, Cic.: a fierce c., torvus v., Hor.: a cheerful c., v. hilarus, Plin.: a sad c., v. moestus, Hor.: a gloomy c., v. tristior, Suet.: a false c., ficti simulatique v., Cic.: the c. of the threatening tyrant, v. instantis tyranni, Hor. (the word not unfrequently refers to an angry or menacing c.: Tac.). Join: os vultusque (the former the features, the latter the expression): Cic. II. Calmness, unaltered composure: Phr.: to put any one out of c., differre aliquem [ita] ut apud se ne sit, Ter. Andr. 2, 4, 5: also turbare, conturbare (stronger than simple verb): v. disturb, embarrass: if shame be the disturbing emotion, ruborem alicui incutere, Liv.: afferre, Tac.: v. abash: to keep one's c., i. e. refrain from laughing, risum tenere, Hor. III. Favour, aid: făvor, ōris: v. favour. To give one's c. to anything, favēre, indulgēre (both with dat.): see verb; and to favour.