deportment

American  

[dih-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt-] / dɪˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt- /

noun

1. demeanor; conduct; behavior.

2. the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.

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deportment British  

/ dɪˈpɔːtmənt /

noun

1. the manner in which a person behaves, esp in physical bearing

   military deportment

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Related Words

See behavior.

Etymology

Origin of deportment

1595–1605; < French déportement, equivalent to déporte ( r ) ( deport ) + -ment -ment

Example Sentences

Whitefoot is adding more names to the list by sharing the attendance and deportment ledger she discovered while working at White Swan High School in summer 1973, the year after she graduated.

From Seattle Times

Nor did he show any sign of taking them more seriously than he has taken past allegations of bias in his company’s workplaces or criticisms of his own deportment.

From Los Angeles Times

“He has so much martial dignity in his deportment,” observed Benjamin Rush, “that there is not a king in Europe but would look like a valet de chambre by his side.”

From Literature

However, in each of his persuasive speeches to world leaders and conversations with journalists, Zelenskyy conveys the deportment of a rational, determined man.

From Salon

His deportment had now for some weeks been more uniform towards me than at the first.

From Literature