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Comportment

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Bearing; deportment.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself

n. deportment, bearing

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Manner of acting; behavior; bearing.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Behavior; demeanor; deportment.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. dignified manner or conduct

Word Usage

"They continued through decent comportment (“In the presence of others, sing not to yourself with a humming noise nor drum with your fingers or feet”; and “Kill not vermin, as fleas, lice, ticks, etc., in the sight of others”) and such subjects as table manners (“Cleanse not your teeth with the tablecloth”), to general instructions on treating people considerately."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

personal manner manner

Hyponym

lordliness gravitas dignity

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

behavior bearing

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

assortment deportment

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

humouring giant brush-stroke impressibility spirelet