deportment

[ dih-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt- ]

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noun

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

Origin of deportment

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

synonym study For deportment

See behavior.

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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 bearing: military deportment

Origin of deportment

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

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