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[ dih-mee-ner ] / dɪˈmi nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demeanor ON THESAURUS.COM
nounconduct; behavior; deportment. facial appearance; mien. Also especially British, de·mean·our . Origin of demeanorFirst recorded in 1425–75, demeanor is from the late Middle English word demenure.See demean2, -or1 SYNONYMS FOR demeanormanner, comportment, bearing. SEE SYNONYMS FOR demeanor ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby demeanordematiaceous, Demavend, deme, demean, demeaning, demeanor, demeanour, demeclocycline, dement, demented, démenti Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demeanorHis demeanor, in fact, strangely mimics that of his aircraft: robotic. Bad to the Drone: Amateur Flyer Appears at Harlem Wreckage|Abby Haglage|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Demeanor: If your dog is really submissive, do you really want a bully? Sunny’s Debut, Bo’s Bubble, and the Undogly Life of a Presidential Pet|Dr. Patty Khuly|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST As you'd predict, the Buzzfeed list of ways to anger Canadians is appropriately reflective of the Canadian demeanor. Every Single Way to Piss Off a Canadian|Justin Green|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Roseanne Barr had an answer for outsized emphasis on beauty and demeanor. What Women Comedians Want: Yael Kohen’s ‘We Killed’|Allison Yarrow|October 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Commenting on his vanilla—some might even say “hokey”—demeanor, my wife said he reminded her of the father on Leave It to Beaver. Face It, Republicans, ‘Bazooka Joe’ Biden Won the VP Debate|Matt Latimer|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST The demeanor of the hounds contrasted sharply with what it had been at the start of the hunt the year before. Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey By his demeanor Prometheus has become the ensample of magnanimous endurance, and of resistance to oppression. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley Crane was in President Castle's office, and his demeanor was that of a man who has heard disquieting news. Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland Young and fresh of color, sweet of voice, and modest of demeanor she always was. Istar of Babylon|Margaret Horton Potter With the knowledge came back to him that manliness in demeanor of which he had been so sorely in need a moment before.
Words related to demeanorattitude, presence, poise, disposition, mien, bearing, set, address, carriage, air, comportment, deportment, conduct, port |