deportmentnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˈpɔːt.mənt/us/dɪˈpɔːrt.mənt/formalthe way a person walks and stands:
to have good/bad deportment
speech and deportment lessons
the way a person behaves:
Throughout the ordeal of her husband's funeral, Mrs Kennedy was a model of deportment (= behaved in a controlled and calm way).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- -behaved
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- bearing
- bedside manner
- behave
- carry on
- interact
- manner
- mannered
- mannerism
- meme
- model
- model yourself on sb
- sauce
- turn
- way
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself
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