DEPORTMENTS

Noun

deportments

plural of deportment

Source: Wiktionary


DEPORTMENT

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



RESET




Word of the Day

27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

coffee icon