deportment
deportment · deportments
Bearing; manner of presenting oneselfBearing; manner of presenting oneself.
UK/dɪˈpɔːtmənt/US/dɪˈpɔɹt.mənt/
» She gave her reporters social deportment tips.
Meaning
4 sensesBearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Her deportment impressed her interviewers.
Conduct; public behavior.
Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached.
Apparent level of schooling or training.
His academic deportment did not match his degree record.
Self-discipline.
The nun's deportment reflected her vocation.
More definitions
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Examples
1 sentencesShe gave her reporters social deportment tips.
Origin
From Late Middle French deportement (French déportement). By surface analysis, deport + -mFrom Late Middle French deportement (French déportement). By surface analysis, deport + -ment.
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Forms
plural: deportments| Singular | deportment |
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