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I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am under the impression that there is always something condescending in their demeanour, and I don't like condescending people.
Carine Roitfeld

Meaning of "demeanour" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEMEANOUR

See demean².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEMEANOUR

demeanour  [dɪˈmiːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMEANOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demeanour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEMEANOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of demeanour in the English dictionary

The definition of demeanour in the dictionary is the way a person behaves towards others; conduct. Other definition of demeanour is bearing, appearance, or mien.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMEANOUR


arena
əˈriːnə
Argentina
ˌɑːdʒənˈtiːnə
Ballymena
ˌbælɪˈmiːnə
Christina
krɪˈstiːnə
cleaner
ˈkliːnə
corvina
kɔːˈviːnə
demeanor
dɪˈmiːnə
demeasnure
dɪˈmiːnə
Filipina
ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnə
Herzegovina
ˌhɜːtsəɡəʊˈviːnə
kina
ˈkiːnə
Lena
ˈliːnə
marina
məˈriːnə
medina
mɛˈdiːnə
misdemeanor
ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə
misdemeanour
ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə
pashmina
pæʃˈmiːnə
piscina
pɪˈsiːnə
shamina
ˌʃæˈmiːnə
tina
ˈtiːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMEANOUR

deme
demean
demeane
demeaning
demeanor
demeasnure
dement
dementate
demented
dementedly
dementedness
dementi
dementia
dementia paralytica
dementia praecox
demerara
demerara sugar
demeraran
demerge
demerger

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMEANOUR

code of honour
court of honour
debt of honour
dishonour
field of honour
guard of honour
guest of honour
honour
lap of honour
Legion of Honour
maid of honour
matron of honour
matrons of honour
on one´s honour
point of honour
roll of honour
word of honour

Synonyms and antonyms of demeanour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEMEANOUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «demeanour» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of demeanour

Translation of «demeanour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEMEANOUR

Find out the translation of demeanour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of demeanour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demeanour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

态度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comportamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

demeanour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आचरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поведение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conduta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাবভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comportement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sikap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Benehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ふるまい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

행실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demeanor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cách ăn ở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्तणूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tavır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contegno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

postawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поведінка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

purtare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμπεριφορά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

houding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppträdande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppførsel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demeanour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMEANOUR»

The term «demeanour» is regularly used and occupies the 80.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMEANOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «demeanour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «demeanour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demeanour

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3 QUOTES WITH «DEMEANOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word demeanour.
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Peter Blair Henry
I'm generally slow to anger, quick to forgive, and I take in information before making decisions. So no matter how controversial the decision, my general demeanour is to put on white lab coat and gloves and look at the evidence, weigh the arguments and see what makes sense.
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Shahid Kapoor
I used to be in my own world and keep to myself all the time, so there may have been a perception about my reserved demeanour that was misconstrued as arrogance. But when people interact with you, then they know the real you.
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Carine Roitfeld
I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am under the impression that there is always something condescending in their demeanour, and I don't like condescending people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMEANOUR»

Discover the use of demeanour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demeanour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka
Czechoslovak police force Lieutenant Boruvka, a pensive, conscience-striken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, is wide awake to the strange methods of murder he encounters, in this collection of twelve tales A ...
Josef Škvorecký, 1991
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Analysing Witness Testimony: A Guide for Legal Practitioners ...
CHAPTER SIXTEEN The influence of witness appearance and demeanour on witness credibility Chris Fife-Schaw 16.1 INTRODUCTION Does witness demeanour influence jurors' and other fact-finders' deliberations? While most observers ...
Anthony Heaton-Armstrong, Eric Shepherd, David Wolchover, 1999
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Psychology and Law
It may be dangerous for the course of justice for judges and lawyers to presume that they can accurately evaluate demeanour, when they are in fact unable to do so observe (and evaluate) demeanour. This opportunity is greatly prized, and in ...
Colin Tredoux, 2005
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Practical Guide to Evidence
The traditional view of demeanour is that it may be relevant to credibility. One of the standard arguments against the admissibility of hearsay evidence has been that the court is unable to see the demeanour of the person making the original ...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2001
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Demeanour Evidence on Trial: A Legal and Literary Criticism
This book attempts to study systematically, through a review of legal writers and literary sources, whether the reliance on demeanour evidence is misplaced .
Gilles Renaud, 2008
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Head, Heart and Hara: The Soul Centres of West and East
It is also shaped by the parents' 'body language' – their characteristic demeanour. The moods, mannerisms and 'masks' which make up our physical demeanour, themselves embody a particular ethical bearing. Our demeanour is the way in ...
Peter Wilberg, 2003
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The Young Husband's Book: A Manual of the Duties, Moral, ...
DEMEANOUR TOWARDS THE WIFE. The next thing to be attended to is, your demeanour towards a young wife. As to oldish ones, or widows, time and other things have, in most cases, blunted their feelings, and rendered harsh or stern ...
‎1839
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Etiquette
Demeanour and poise steer the course of our lifestyle. 2. A good posture denotes your good upbringing. 3. An upright, straight and graceful figure shows character. 4. When you sit down in a chair, do it gracefully, without plonking yourself ...
Vijaya Kumar, 2005
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
Demeanour. Air (Lat. aer) is taken to denote the general or unanalyzed impression produced by the movements and aspect of another. It seems born with us, and strikes at first view; while Mien applies more specifically to the movements and ...
‎1871
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The Business of Judging: Selected Essays and Speeches, 1985-1999
Be that as it may, the current tendency is (I think) on the whole to distrust the demeanour of a witness as a reliable pointer to his honesty. Let me quote passages from the extra-judicial utterances of three very experienced trial judges. First, Lord ...
Tom Bingham, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMEANOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demeanour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hannibal Buress: 'I don't think I could ever be high on television'
His Chicago drawl and laconic demeanour mean the slacker label in one way feels fitting, but for a stand-up who's been gigging since his teens ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Muguruza learning fast on grass
Clearly possessing a big-stage demeanour to match her big-hitting style (“I like to play on big courts because it's extra motivation,” she declared ... «Wimbledon, Jul 15»
3
Ramornie Handicap 2015: Jockey Chris Whiteley cuts loose at …
Open your rule book and show me where it says about demeanour,” Whiteley said. Stewards suspended Whiteley's licence for nine meetings ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Caught off guard, Bill Shorten leaves a nation hanging
But his demeanour answering questions about the Unibilt deal betrayed his “nothing to see here'' rhetoric. Shorten appeared to be caught off ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Andy Lee met new girlfriend Rebecca Harding when she served him …
'She was a waitress. I caught her eye and I was attracted to her. Just the way she was treating other people, she had a lovely demeanour,' Andy ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Running to the point of exhaustion
My demeanour and running style changed drastically - from an upright, composed starting position to hunched over, with sweat-drenched hair ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
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Lowry backs his pal but opts out of friendly kickabouts
He admits he wants to win a tournament soon, and despite his happy-go-lucky outer demeanour, inside there's a warrior filled with a desire to ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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#TheToughest Issue: Have Cork missed their chance to beat Kerry?
And the young fellas that had gone all the way in 2014 would carry themselves with the demeanour of All-Ireland Champions and be even better than they were ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
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Cyle Larin filling the gaps for club and country
But beyond his quiet demeanour, Larin is resolved and determined, relentless in his pursuit of becoming a top forward. On the field, his speed ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
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The wind whispers Murakami
The only problem is that sitting on right side of the audience stand gives you a full view of the band and the demeanour of some of its members ... «The Nation, Jul 15»

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