contenance

See also: Contenance

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

contenance f (plural contenances)

capacity (amount that can be held)
composure

Related terms

contenant

Further reading

“contenance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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