demeanor
The social, non-verbal behaviors that are characteristic of a personThe social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
» Tom's demeanor changed.
Meaning
1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)The social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
The man's demeanor made others suspicious of his intentions.
A confident demeanor is crucial for persuading others.
Benehmen, Gebahren, Auftreten
поведе́ниеpovedénije, невербаликаneverbalika, манераmanera
поведінкаpovedinka
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Examples
35 sentencesTom's demeanor changed.
Tom tried to act normal, but you could tell from his facial expression and demeanor that he was seething with rage.
ruТом старался вести себя нормально, но по выражению его лица и поведению было видно, что он кипел от злости.
Fadil's whole demeanor seemed to change.
The teacher had a cold demeanor.
Matthew's demeanor started to slowly change.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English demenure, from the verb Middle English demenen, demeinen (“to handle,From Middle English demenure, from the verb Middle English demenen, demeinen (“to handle, manage”), from Old French demener (“to guide, conduct”), from de- + mener (“to conduct, lead”), from Latin *mināre (“to drive”) and minor (“to project or jut forth”).
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Forms
plural: demeanorsSynonyms
6 synonyms- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people:demeanourbehaviorbehaviourconductdeportment
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable