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- Dictionarycomportment/kəmˈpɔːtm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. behaviour; bearing: "he displayed precisely the comportment expected of the rightful king"
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noun [ U ] formal uk / kəmˈpɔːt.mənt / us / kəmˈpɔːrt.mənt / Add to word list. someone's behaviour: 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 behaviour.
Dec 4, 2016 · behave, conduct, deport, comport, acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. the children behaved in church. conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself.
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.
Comportment definition: personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.. See examples of COMPORTMENT used in a sentence.
You can use the noun comportment to describe both the way a person behaves and also the way he carries himself — his general manner. A queen's comportment is usually regal, a bit stiff, and dignified.
verb. uk / kəmˈpɔːt / us / kəmˈpɔːrt / comport verb (BEHAVE) comport yourself. Add to word list. to behave in a particular way: She comported herself with great dignity at her husband's funeral. See more. comport verb (BE SIMILAR) [ I ] US formal. If an idea or statement, etc. comports, it matches or is similar to something else:
Define comportment. comportment synonyms, comportment pronunciation, comportment translation, English dictionary definition of comportment. personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior: His comportment was above reproach.
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.
Definition of comportment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a large English glass dish of the 18th century used for holding fruit or candy and having a wide, shallow top supported by heavy stem and foot; compote. comport.
