deportment

Noun
US[duh-pawrt-muhnt]/dəˈpɔrtmənt/3 syllables
Synonyms: demeanordemeanourbehaviorbehaviourconduct

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other peopleSynonyms: demeanordemeanourbehaviorbehaviourconductType of traitKinds manner, manners, impropriety, propriety, citizenship, swashbuckling

Related words comport verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·port′ment noun

Origin: F. déportement misconduct, OF., demeanor. See Deport.

Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing.

The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through many difficulties.— Jonathan Swift

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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