English Dictionary: demeanour | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for demeanour | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Demeanor \De*mean"or\, n. [Written also {demeanour}.] [For demeanure, fr. demean. See {Demean}, v. t.] 1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.] God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. --Milton. 2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. His demeanor was singularly pleasing. --Macaulay. The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. --Thackeray. |