comportment

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US/kəmˈpɔɹt.mənt/

noun

The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself.

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bearingpresencemien
OriginMiddle French comportement →
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Meanings

nouncomportment (countable and uncountable, plural comportments)

plural comportments

  1. countableuncountableThe manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself.
  2. countableuncountableDeportment, bearing.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundignified manner or conduct

Similar
bearingpresencemien
Broader
mannerpersonal manner
Also see
bearingbehaviorconductdemeanordeportmentmannermienpresence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchcomportement
  2. Englishcomportment

From Late Middle French comportement. By surface analysis, comport + -ment.

More words from Middle French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French comportement, comportement
  • comportementmanner
  • comportementbearing
German Verhältnis
  • Verhältnismanner
Spanish comportamiento
  • comportamientomanner
Cite this entry
APA

comportment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comportment

MLA

“comportment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comportment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comportment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comportment.

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