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comportment

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com·port·ment  (km-pôrtmnt, -prt-)
n.
Bearing; deportment.
comportment [kəmˈpɔːtmənt]
n
conduct; bearing
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
comportment [kəmˈpɔːtmənt] N (frm) → comportamiento m
comportment
n → Verhalten nt; to study comportment → Anstandsunterricht nehmen
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