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Deportment

//dɪˈpɔɹt.mənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.

    "Her deportment impressed her interviewers."

  2. 2
    (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people wordnet
  3. 3
    Conduct; public behavior.

    "Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached."

  4. 4
    Apparent level of schooling or training.

    "His academic deportment did not match his degree record."

  5. 5
    Self-discipline.

    "The nun's deportment reflected her vocation."

Etymology

From Late Middle French deportement (French déportement). By surface analysis, deport + -ment.

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