deportment

[ dih-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt- ]

noun

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

deportment

/ dɪˈpɔːtmənt /

noun

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

   military deportment

Word History and Origins

Origin of deportment¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deportment¹

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

Synonym Study

See behavior.

Example Sentences

The sedateness of his deportment and the apparent regularity of his life delighted austere moralists.

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It comprehends hearty good will towards everybody, thorough and constant good-humor, an easy deportment, and obliging manners.

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An affected and pretentious woman is all deportment and words; a sensible woman shows her sense by her behaviour.

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He had a Spanish name, spoke Spanish, and affected the grave deportment of a Spanish don.

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

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