deportment

[dih-pawrt-muh nt, -pohrt-] /dɪˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt-/

noun

demeanor; conduct; behavior.

the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.

Origin

1595-1605; < French déportement, equivalent to déporte(r) (see deport) + -ment -ment

Synonyms

Examples from the web for deportment

Even the staff are meant to blend harmoniously into the surroundings-they are all trained in personal grooming and deportment.
Day's deportment when she's riled-her executive-battlefield forward charge, her double takes of disbelief-is a comic revelation.
His children would rather watch television than heed his commands on deportment, and even the dog no longer takes him seriously.
One day in primary school, a report card arrived with a poor grade in deportment.
Parents must give good example and reverent deportment in the face of their children.
Such was the gravity of his countenance and the edifying modesty of his deportment, that he seemed to preach by every action.
His whole deportment showed how much he was master of himself.
No enmity seemed able to withstand the spirit of meekness and charity which his words and whole deportment breathed.
And the movie echoes its director's own deportment as an actor, alternating silky smoothness with burlap coarseness.

British Dictionary definitions for deportment

/dɪˈpɔːtmənt/

noun

the manner in which a person behaves, esp in physical bearing: military deportment

Word Origin

C17: from French déportement, from Old French deporter to conduct (oneself); see deport

Word Origin and History for deportment

c.1600, from French déportement, from déporter "behave" (see deport).