- de·port·ment
- /dıˈpoɚtmənt/ noun [noncount]
The new students were instructed in proper dress and deportment.
His stiff deportment matched his strict demeanor.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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com|port|ment — «kuhm PRT muhnt, POHRT », noun. behavior; personal bearing. SYNONYM(S): demeanor, deportment … Useful english dictionary
de|port|ment — «dih PRT muhnt, POHRT », noun. the way a person acts; behavior; conduct: »A gentleman is known by his deportment. Many schools are doing away with the system of reporting on children s schoolwork only with respect to subject matter and that vague … Useful english dictionary
dis|port|ment — «dihs PRT mehnt, POHRT », noun. Archaic. the act of disporting; amusement; sport; play … Useful english dictionary
com·port·ment — /kəmˈpoɚtmənt/ noun [noncount] formal : the way in which someone behaves the comportment of a gentleman … Useful english dictionary
port — bridge·port; coal·port; com·port·a·ble; com·port·ment; dav·en·port; de·port·abil·i·ty; de·port·able; de·port·ee; de·port·ment; ex·port·able; ex·port·er; gos·port; heli·port; new·port; pass·port·less; port; port·crayon; port·ed; port·fo·lio;… … English syllables
port — 1. (por ; le t ne se prononce pas et ne se lie pas ; au pluriel, l s ne se lie pas ; cependant quelques uns la lient : des por z avantageux) s. m. 1° Lieu sur une côte où la mer s enfonce dans les terres et offre un abri aux bâtiments. • Vous … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Establishment of the port — Establishment Es*tab lish*ment, n. [Cf. OF. establissement, F. [ e]tablissement.] 1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hut|ment — «HUHT muhnt», noun. 1. a hut, especially for troops: »Less than a mile and a half from the port is Jordan territory, with the British garrison s hutments at Akaba plainly visible (London Times). 2. accommodation in huts. 3. a camp of huts … Useful english dictionary
comportment — com·port·ment … English syllables
deportment — de·port·ment … English syllables
