comportment

[ kuhm-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt- ]

noun

1. personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.

comportment

/ kəmˈpɔːtmənt /

noun

1. conduct; bearing

Word History and Origins

Origin of comportment¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French comportement; comport ¹, -ment

Synonym Study

See behavior.

Example Sentences

Because of Henie’s youth, she could get away with “improper” comportment and do many of the same things that the men were attempting at the time.

From FiveThirtyEight

Mahmud and Shejk’s nondescript appearances and comportment only underscore their amazing valor.

From The Daily Beast

A level top tube implies a bicycle of classical proportions and dignified comportment.

From Outside Online

Dress and comportment are the same as for any daytime meal in a nice place, but you might want to check with the castle before making dinner reservations.

From Washington Post

And those now have very little to do with any notion of excellence, either of character or of comportment.

From The Daily Beast

The comportment of beef in an atmosphere of carbonic acid, to which carbonic oxide has been added, is curious.

From Project Gutenberg

She noted the trim figure of him in its peculiar garb, the proud carriage, the even and easy comportment under insult.

From Project Gutenberg

He did everything right—too right; and in dress and comportment was inevitably correct.

From Project Gutenberg

His subjects regarded him with fear and trembling, and his comportment toward his weaker neighbors was a growing menace.

From Project Gutenberg

They had stepped beyond the bounds of gentlemanly comportment, he contended.

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