comportment

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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
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com·port·ment

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

(kəmˈpɔːtmənt)
n
conduct; bearing
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com•port•ment

(kəmˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt-)

n.
bearing; demeanor; behavior.
[1590–1600; < Middle French comportement. See comport, -ment]
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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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.comportment - dignified manner or conductcomportment - dignified manner or conduct    
mien, bearing, presence
personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving
gravitas, lordliness, dignity - formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity"
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comportment

noun
The manner in which one behaves:
action (often used in plural), behavior, conduct, deportment, way.
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Translations
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comportment

[kəmˈpɔːtmənt] N (frm) → comportamiento m
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comportment

n → Verhalten nt; to study comportment → Anstandsunterricht nehmen
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He was slender and dapper, and in appearance and comportment was so sweet- and gentle-spirited that the impression he radiated was almost of sissyness.
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The effect of all this was to rob White Fang of much of his puppyhood and to make him in his comportment older than his age.
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Though the novelty had not yet worn off, the peaceful comportment of the seals had quieted my alarm.
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He did everything right--too right; and in dress and comportment was inevitably correct.
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'This case is to be resolved by the courts and the courts alone,' Horsford said, adding 'I want to take the opportunity on this occasion following the first hearing of the Preliminary Inquiry in this matter to commend the Anguillan public for their peaceful and respectful comportment'.
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The Premier's straight speaking, his charm and charisma, and his personal comportment - with no extravagant shopping sprees or fancy hotels - have led to a very positive relationship with one of the most difficult and troublesome leaders in the Western world, President Donald John Trump.
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