deportment

[ dih-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt- ]

/ dɪˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt- /

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noun

demeanor; conduct; behavior.

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

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Origin of deportment

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

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See behavior.

Words nearby deportment

Depo-Provera, depopulate, deport, deportation, deportee, deportment, deposal, depose, deposed, deposit, deposit account

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How to use deportment in a sentence

The sedateness of his deportment and the apparent regularity of his life delighted austere moralists.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
It comprehends hearty good will towards everybody, thorough and constant good-humor, an easy deportment, and obliging manners.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
An affected and pretentious woman is all deportment and words; a sensible woman shows her sense by her behaviour.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
He had a Spanish name, spoke Spanish, and affected the grave deportment of a Spanish don.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

She looked around and saw a hundred of her sex practising the well-bred deportment that Mrs. Considine had preached.
Jaffery|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for deportment

deportment

/ (dɪˈpɔːtmənt) /

noun

the manner in which a person behaves, esp in physical bearingmilitary deportment

Word Origin for deportment

C17: from French déportement, from Old French deporter to conduct (oneself); see deport

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deportment

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