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demeanour

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demeanour or US demeanor
Noun
the way a person behaves [Old French de- (intensive) + mener to lead]
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Noun1.demeanour - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanor, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
manners - social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"
citizenship - conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"
swashbuckling - flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior
improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor
personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving
demeanour U.S. demeanor
noun 1. behaviour, conduct, manner
noun 2. bearing, air, manner, carriage, deportment, mien, comportment
Translations
Spanish demeanour, demeanor (US) [dɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → porte m; conducta, comportamiento
French demeanour (US), demeanor [dɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → comportement m; maintien m
German demeanour (US) demeanor [dɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → Benehmen nt, Auftreten nt
Italian demeanour (US), demeanor [dɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → comportamento; contegno
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Methinks there's a genius Roams in the mountains, Girdled with ivy And robed in wisteria, Lips ever smiling, Of noble demeanour, Driving the yellow pard, Tiger-attended, Couched in a chariot With banners of cassia, Cloaked with the orchid, And crowned with azaleas; Culling the perfume Of sweet flowers, he leaves In the heart a dream-blossom, Memory haunting.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
Whenever she went out -- and compassion for her misadventure made her friends eager to entertain her -- she bore a demeanour that was perfect.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
His demeanour, in fact, was by no means the accepted demeanour of the lucky heir.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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