Synonyms:
demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
Meaning: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Usage examples
OF PROPRIETY OF DEPORTMENT IN REGARD TO OUR SOCIAL RELATIONS.
He was manly in his deportment, courageous and, active; and commanded respect.
Their deportment is rather grave and reserved; and, on the whole, they have much more of the prude than the coquette in their composition.
The care of the reputation of ladies further demands that they should have a modest deportment; should abstain from forward manners, and free speeches.
He had never yet heard a young girl express herself in just this fashion; never, at least, save in cases where to say such things seemed a kind of demonstrative evidence of a certain laxity of deportment.
So he taught the cat and the dog all the known languages, then history, arithmetic, dancing, social deportment, and a variety of the best magic and spells. The cat, as was to be expected, was particularly good on anything that had 'cat' in it; he once catalogued all the principal catastrophes; while the dog, although a good student, had a fancy for writing doggerel.