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COMPORTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dignified manner or conduct
Synonyms:
bearing; comportment; mien; presence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("comportment" is a kind of...):
manner; personal manner (a way of acting or behaving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comportment"):
dignity; gravitas; lordliness (formality in bearing and appearance)
Derivation:
comport (behave in a certain manner)
comport (behave well or properly)
