DEPORTMENT

demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deportment (plural deportments)

Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.

Synonyms: bearing, comportment, posture

Conduct; public behavior.

Synonyms: behavior, conduct

Apparent level of schooling or training.

Self-discipline.

Source: Wiktionary


De*port"ment, n. Etym: [F. déportement misconduct, OF., demeanor. See Deport.]

Definition: Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carrige; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing. The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through many difficulties. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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