comportment

comportment

personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior: His comportment was above reproach.
Not to be confused with:compartment – a space partitioned off; a separate room or section: baggage compartment; a separate function; division

com·port·ment

C0532600 (kəm-pôrt′mənt)n. Manner of behaving; bearing; deportment. See Synonyms at behavior.

comportment

(kəmˈpɔːtmənt) nconduct; bearing

com•port•ment

(kəmˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt-)

n. bearing; demeanor; behavior. [1590–1600; < Middle French comportement. See comport, -ment]

comportment

, deportment - Deportment adds the sense of action or activity to a mode of conduct or behavior; comportment, "behavior or bearing," does not have this.See also related terms for mode.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

comportment - dignified manner or conduct mien, bearing, presencepersonal manner, manner - a way of acting or behavinggravitas, lordliness, dignity - formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity"

comportment

nounThe manner in which one behaves:action (often used in plural), behavior, conduct, deportment, way.

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