- deportment
- noun Date: 1601 the manner in which one conducts oneself ; behavior Synonyms: see bearing
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Deportment — De*port ment, n. [F. d[ e]portement 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deportment — I noun actions, address, air, appearance, aspect, attitude, bearing, behavior, breeding, carriage, comportment, conduct, decorum, demeanor, dignity, guise, habitus, look, manner, mien, personal bearing, poise, port, posture, practice, presence,… … Law dictionary
deportment — c.1600, from Fr. déportement, from déporter behave (see DEPORT (Cf. deport)) … Etymology dictionary
deportment — 1 *behavior, conduct Analogous words: see those at BEHAVIOR 2 demeanor, *bearing, mien, port, presence Analogous words: *form, formality, ceremony, ceremonial, ritual: *culture, cul … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deportment — [n] carriage, manner of person actions, address, air, appearance, aspect, bearing, behavior, cast, comportment, conduct, demeanor, mien, port, posture, set, stance; concept 633 … New thesaurus
deportment — ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. the way a person stands and walks. 2) N. Amer. a person s behaviour or manners … English terms dictionary
deportment — [dē pôrt′mənt, dipôrt′mənt] n. [OFr deportement: see DEPORT] the manner of conducting or bearing oneself; behavior; demeanor SYN. BEARING … English World dictionary
deportment — noun /dɪˈpɔɹt.mənt/ a) bearing; manner of presenting oneself: Her deportment impressed her interviewers. b) conduct; public behavior: ...Edy a … Wiktionary
deportment — [[t]dɪpɔ͟ː(r)tmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Your deportment is the way you behave, especially the way you walk and move. [FORMAL] Deportment and poise were as important as good marks for young ladies. Syn: manner … English dictionary
deportment — de|port|ment [dıˈpo:tmənt US o:r ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: déportement, from Old French deporter to behave , from Latin portare to carry ] 1.) BrE the way that someone stands and walks ▪ lessons in manners and deportment 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
deportment — noun (U) 1 especially BrE the way that someone stands and walks: As a girl, she had lessons in elocution and deportment. 2 old fashioned especially AmE the way that a person, especially a young woman, behaves in public … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
