comportment

English

Etymology

From Late Middle French comportement.[1] By surface analysis, comport +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɔɹt.mənt/
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Noun

comportment (countable and uncountable, plural comportments)

  1. The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself.
  2. Deportment, bearing.

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References

  1. ^ “comportment, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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