Demeanor
/dɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person. US, countable, uncountable
"The man's demeanor made others suspicious of his intentions."
- 2 (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people wordnet
Example
More examples"I found his pretentious demeanor quite disconcerting."
Etymology
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”).