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noun

Demeanor n. (Written also demeanour)

Management; treatment; conduct. (Obs.) "God commits the managing so great a trust... wholly to the demeanor of every grown man."

Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. "His demeanor was singularly pleasing." "The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... smell the whisky on his breath, she could see a new light in his eyes and already she sensed rather than observed a subtle change in his demeanor. ...

— The Winds of Chance • Rex Beach

... severe skirmishes in which they had previously been engaged. The white officers and men of the corps were elated with the selection made by General Burnside, and they, too, manifested an uncommon interest in their dark-hued comrades. The demeanor of the former toward the latter was very different from that of the other corps, of which that particular army was composed. The 9th Corps had seen more service than any other corps in the Army of the Potomac. ...

— The Black Phalanx - African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the - War of 1812, and the Civil War • Joseph T. Wilson

... it. My first condition is that I may be allowed to have a brilliant wedding. I wish to invite not only the entire court, but a goodly number of Berliners; I desire all Berlin to take part in my happiness, and to convince every one, by my gay demeanor and my entertainment, that I joyfully accept my bride, ...

— Frederick The Great and His Family • L. Muhlbach

... Orgreave; Alicia stood by Mr. Orgreave, who accepted her caresses with the negligence of a handsome father. Along one side sat Hilda, next to Janet, and these two were flanked by Jimmie and Johnnie, tall, unbending, apparently determined to prove by a politely supercilious demeanor that to pass a whole evening thus in the home circle was considered by them to be a concession on their part rather than a privilege. Edwin Clayhanger sat exactly opposite to Hilda, with Charlie for sponsor; and ...

— Hilda Lessways • Arnold Bennett

... tend so much to win favor for public men. His manner was such that he appeared cold and reserved; and his keen, searching lynx-like eye, was calculated to cause embarrassment. Familiarity with the objects of science and habits of diplomacy had imparted to him a gravity of demeanor which was easily mistaken for superciliousness and disdain. Withal he cared not to please, preferring to exercise influence by strength of will and the authority of superior intellect, rather than by ...

— Pius IX. And His Time • The Rev. AEneas MacDonell

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