demeanor Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; behaviour; deportment; behavior; conduct.
WordNet
De*mean"or noun
Etymology
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Management; treatment; conduct. Obs.God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. Milton.
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Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. His demeanor was singularly pleasing. Macaulay.
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. Thackeray.