define : demeanor
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demeanour Demeanour is defined as an alternative spelling of demeanor, which refers to your general personality and the way you behave. A person who is generally friendly and kind to everyone he or she meets is an example of someone with a friendly demeanour.
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attitude 1 a manner of acting, feeling, or thinking that shows one's disposition, opinion, etc.: a friendly attitude. 2  one's disposition, opinion, mental set, etc. 3  Aeron. the position of an aircraft or spacecraft in relation to a given line or plane, as the horizon.
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- Examples of demeanor in a Sentence. Staffs like the one at Veritas have come a long way from the days when sommeliers … intimidated diners with their overbearing demeanor and French accents. —Food & Wine, September 2002.
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mien Synonym Discussion of DEPORTMENT. bearing, deportment, demeanor, mien, manner, carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture.
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pique Verb [edit]. guise. 1  Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of guisar. 2  First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of guisar. 3  Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of guisar. 4  Third-person singular (el, él, ella also used with) usted present subjunctive form of.  guisar
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attitude attitude, position, posture-the arrangement of the body and its limbs. Example:- he assumed an attitude of surrender. attitude-position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion). attitude-a theatrical pose created for effect.
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- guise ‎(plural guises). 1  Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself .).
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- Temperament is a configuration of observable personality traits, such as habits of communication, patterns of action, and sets of characteristic attitudes, values, and talents. Home Products
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- bearing noun [U] (MANNER). › the ​particular way you ​find it ​natural to ​hold ​your ​body or the way you ​appear to other ​people: She was an ​imposing ​attorney with a ​dignified bearing. (Definition of bearing from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press).
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- » more... 1  Maybe it was his arrogant demeanor, or the way he took everything so serious. 2  He felt the mother's demeanor suggested she was preparing a bogus story.  Trust me, she said, reminiscent of her demeanor when they'd been alone.
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stance stance. n. 1. The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action. See Synonyms at posture. 2. A position or point of view: Peru ... toughened its stance toward foreign investors (Abraham Lowenthal).
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- composure definition: The definition of composure is the state of being calm and tranquil. (noun) An example of composure is when something upsetting happens but you remain calm and collected instead of becoming overly emotional....
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guise Noun [edit]. guise ‎(plural guises). 1  Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself 2  .). 1924, Aristotle. 3  Metaphysics.
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confrontation /con·fron·ta·tion/ (kon″frun-ta´shun) a therapeutic technique constituting the act of facing or being made to face one's own attitudes and shortcomings, the way one is perceived, and the consequences of one's behavior, or of causing another to face these things. It is a therapeutic technique which demonstrates where change must begin, but which also has destructive potential.
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pose Definition of pose. 1  1 : a sustained posture; especially : one assumed for artistic effect. 2  2 : an attitude, role, or characteristic assumed for effect.
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attitude Full Definition of ATTITUDE. 1. : the arrangement of the parts of a body or figure: posture. 2. 3. : a ballet position similar to the arabesque in which the raised leg is bent at the knee. 4. b: a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state. 5.edical Definition of ATTITUDE. 1. : the arrangement of the parts of the body: posture. 2. a: a mental position with regard to a fact or state b: a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state. 3. : an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation).
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disposition [Middle English disposicioun, from Old French disposition, from Latin dispositiō, dispositiōn-, from dispositus, past participle of dispōnere, to dispose; see dispose.] Synonyms: disposition, temperament, character, personality, nature. These nouns refer to the combination of qualities that identify a person. Disposition is approximately equivalent to prevailing frame of mind or spirit: A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side (George Eliot).
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- Having a Cold Demeanor. 1  1. Don't smile often. Having a smile on your face looks inviting and warm, drawing people to you. 2  2. Master the icy glare. When someone crosses you, look them straight in the eye and crinkle your brow as if you are confused and perturbed by their behavior. 3  3. Use cool body language.
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Propaganda Definitions Techniques of Irrelevance. 1  AppearanceThe way a person or thing looks becomes the basis of our acceptance or rejection. 2  MannerThe way a person acts or behaves at a certain time becomes the basis of our acceptance or rejection of the person. 3  Usually, the behavior has nothing to do with the issue at hand.
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Commonly Confused Words: manner / manor Manner is a noun. It means a way of doing something. Example. When used in the plural, manners often refers to etiquette or the prevailing customs, norms, or social conduct of a given culture. Example. Manor is also a noun. It refers to houses or land and can mean. an estate. the main house on an estate.
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Person, Personality Personality is that which constitutes and characterizes a person. The word person (Latin, persona) is derived from the mask through which an actor spoke his part (persona).
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temperament The manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting characteristic of a specific person: a nervous temperament. See Synonyms at disposition. b. The distinguishing mental and physical characteristics of a human according to medieval physiology, resulting from dominance of one of the four humors.
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aspect 1. appearance to the eye or mind; look. 2. nature; quality; character: the superficial aspect of the situation. 3. a way in which a thing may be regarded; interpretation; view. 4. part; feature; phase, as of a subject or problem.
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- tone noun (VOICE EXPRESSION) 1  B2 [ U ] a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to: › 2  the quality of someone's voice: › [ 3  U ] specialized phonetics a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence.
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disposition the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition. state of mind regarding something; inclination: a disposition to gamble.
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- Definition of whoa. 1 —a command (as to a draft animal) to stand still. 2 : cease or slow a course of action or a line of thought : pause to consider or reconsider —often used to express a strong reaction (as alarm or astonishment)