appearance vs countenance

appearance

noun
  • Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others. 

  • The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye. 

  • Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient. 

  • The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character. 

  • An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance 

  • A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition. 

  • The way something looks; personal presence 

  • That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality 

countenance

noun
  • Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face. 

  • Favour; support; encouragement. 

  • Calm facial expression, composure, self-control. 

verb
  • To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something. 

How often have the words appearance and countenance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )