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   Com·port·ment

   /kəmˈpôrtm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. behavior; bearing: "he displayed the comportment expected of the rightful king"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French comportement, from the verb comporter, from Latin comportare (see comport1).

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   noun [ U ] formal us / kəmˈpɔːrt.mənt / uk / kəmˈpɔːt.mənt / Add to word list. someone's behavior: This scandal raises new questions about the president's private comportment. She had class, not in terms of wealth, but in terms of comportment, attitude and style. See. comport. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. someone's behavior.

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   Your comportment is the way you act, especially when you behave well. You might compliment a patient little boy on his comportment as he waits in line for a turn on the swings. You can use the noun comportment to describe both the way a person behaves and also the way he carries himself — his general manner.

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   Define comportment. comportment synonyms, comportment pronunciation, comportment translation, English dictionary definition of comportment. personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior: His comportment was above reproach. Not to be confused with: compartment – a space partitioned off; a...

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcomportment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of comportment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Comport definition: to bear or conduct (oneself); behave. See examples of COMPORT used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPORTMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   May 16, 2024 · noun. behavior or bearing; deportment. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. Fr comportement: see comport. Word Frequency. comportment in American English. (kəmˈpɔrtmənt, -ˈpourt-) noun. personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.

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   May 13, 2024 · noun. behavior or bearing; deportment. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. Fr comportement: see comport. Word Frequency. comportment in American English. (kəmˈpɔrtmənt, -ˈpourt-) noun. personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.