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de·mean·or

  [dih-mee-ner]  Show IPA

noun

1.

conduct; behavior; deportment.

2.

facial appearance; mien.

Also, especially British, de·mean·our.

Origin: 
1425–75; late Middle English demenure.  See demean² , -or¹

Synonyms 
manner, comportment, bearing.

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demeanour or  ( US ) demeanor  (dɪˈmiːnə)
— n
1.	the way a person behaves towards others; conduct
2.	bearing, appearance, or mien
[C15: see demean ²]
demeanor or  ( US ) demeanor
— n
[C15: see demean ²]

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Word Origin & History

demeanor 

late 15c., from obsolete M.E. demean "behave in a certain way" (early 14c.), from O.Fr. demener, fromde- "completely" + mener "to lead, direct," from L. minare "to threaten," in L.L. "to drive (a herd ofanimals)." Sense in English evolved from notion of "conduct, manage" (oneself).

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