demeanor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
    demeanour; behaviour; deportment; behavior; conduct.

WordNet


De*mean"or noun
Etymology
For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Management; treatment; conduct. Obs.
    God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. Milton.
  2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
    His demeanor was singularly pleasing. Macaulay.
    The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. Thackeray.

Webster 1913