comportment

noun

Definition of comportmentnext
as in behavior
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself the comportment of visitors who know that they are in effect their country's goodwill ambassadors

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  1. behavior
  2. demeanor
  3. actions
Noun
  • Skidmore College psychologist Sheldon Solomon discusses Ernest Becker’s ‘The Denial of Death’ and terror management theory in the context of humanity’s history of brutal behavior.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The researchers found that replacing any less active behavior with five minutes of exercise could lower systolic blood pressure by 0.68 points and diastolic blood pressure by 0.54 points.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of behavior
Noun
  • Nix, a captain and budding leader, on Wednesday took a long, deep breath before answering a question about Forsyth and his demeanor since Sunday.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • With a hardened demeanor and the scars of past games, Gi-hun is on a desperate mission to expose the deadly truth of the competition.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of demeanor
Noun
  • The filing details a Wells Notice received from the SEC regarding disclosures related to the NDA for Dovitinib, with the company maintaining that its actions were appropriate.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The filing also details various legal proceedings, including securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of actions
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