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demeanor
noun as in behavior, manner
Strongest matches
Strong matches
address, air, bearing, carriage, comportment, conduct, deportment, port, set
Example Sentences
Can a detailed examination of a band known for their “cool detachment,” “workmanlike” approach and “apathetic demeanor” hold a reader’s interest through this much scrutiny?
She wears Hedda’s lovely mask with confidence — red lips, lush cheekbones, cool demeanor — and periodically allows it to slip.
Consider the FBI under the manifestly incompetent leadership of current director Kash Patel, whose perennially startled demeanor gives actual deer caught in actual headlights a bad name.
Her high-strung sensibilities might align with Everett’s mind for business, but Meredith certainly isn’t the kind of woman that can loosen up the eldest son’s stiff demeanor.
And definitely not from Barrios, whose demeanor is usually more baseball mom than strident activist.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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