- a variation of demeanor.
demeanour
Britishnoun
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the way a person behaves towards others; conduct
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bearing, appearance, or mien
Etymology
Origin of demeanour
C15: see demean ²
Example Sentences
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They oversaw a conga line led by cartoon character Peppa Pig, and an exuberant half-time show by drag queens Miss Demeanour, Mercedes Benz and Tamara Thomas.
From BBC • May 11, 2023
Their Demeanour, in these Circumstances, very fundamentally interests their own Health, as well as that of their Children; and consequently their own Happiness, as well as that of their Husbands and Families.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)
He is a handsome Man, has a noble Air, and his Demeanour is answerable.
And you, my Lords, are so far from being any Causers of it, that I take as much comfort in your dutiful Demeanour, as I am justly distasted with their Proceedings.
From Charles I Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
Demeanour in class is partly enforced by the class-room fittings themselves.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
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