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deportment
[ dih-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt- ]
noun
- demeanor; conduct; behavior.
- the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.
deportment
/ dɪˈpɔːtmənt /
noun
- the manner in which a person behaves, esp in physical bearing
military deportment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deportment1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deportment1
C17: from French déportement, from Old French deporter to conduct (oneself); see deport
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Synonym Study
See behavior.
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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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