Deportment Definition

dĭ-pôrtmənt
noun
The manner of conducting or bearing oneself; behavior; demeanor.
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Conduct; public behavior.

Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached.
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Apparent level of schooling or training.

His academic deportment did not match his degree record.
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Self-discipline.

The nun's deportment reflected her vocation.
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Noun

Singular:
deportment
Plural:
deportments

Origin of Deportment

  • From French déportement

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Deportment Sentence Examples

  • The fifth compound, on the other hand, does not behave as an unsaturated aliphatic compound, but its deportment is that of a nucleus, many substitution derivatives being capable of synthesis.

  • The effect of the privations and sufferings which he endured at this time was discernible to the last in his temper and his deportment.

  • Be taught deportment, have your nails painted and have your eyebrows plucked (if you dare) by an understanding female.

  • All Clearwings must have good size, large heads, good deportment and balance, like any other color or variety.

  • The Seriema, owing to its long legs and neck, stands some two feet or more in height, and in menageries bears itself with a stately deportment.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEP

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

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