DEMEANOR

demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment

(noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

demeanor (countable and uncountable, plural demeanors)

(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.

Synonyms

• behavior

• comportment

Anagrams

• enamored, one-armed

Source: Wiktionary

De*mean"or, n. [Written also demeanour.] Etym: [For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t.]

1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.] God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. Milton.

2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. His demeanor was singularly pleasing. Macaulay. The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition