countenance vs physiognomy

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. 

physiognomy

noun
  • The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face. 

  • The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character. 

  • The general appearance or aspect of a thing, without reference to its scientific characteristics. 

  • The art of telling fortunes by inspection of the features. 

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