Deporture vs. Deportment: What's the Difference?
Deporture and Deportment Definitions
Deporture
(obsolete) deportment
Deportment
A manner of personal conduct; behavior.
Deporture
Deportment.
Stately port and majestical deporture.
Deportment
Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Her deportment impressed her interviewers.
Deportment
Conduct; public behavior.
Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached.
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Deportment
Apparent level of schooling or training.
His academic deportment did not match his degree record.
Deportment
Self-discipline.
The nun's deportment reflected her vocation.
Deportment
Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing.
The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through many difficulties.
Deportment
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
