contenance

See also: Contenance

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French countenance; from the present participle of contenir, with the suffix -ance, cf. also Late Latin continentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃t.nɑ̃s/
(file)
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

contenance f (plural contenances)

capacity (amount that can be held)
composure

Derived terms

faire bonne contenance

Related terms

contenant

Descendants

→ German: Contenance

Further reading

“contenance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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