demeanour

«demeanour» in Mova's school dictionary: the way they look and behave, which shows their mood or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (demeanour — usually uncountable; US spelling demeanor)

meaning for a pupil

Someone's demeanour is the way they look and behave, which shows their mood or character. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a character's demeanour (calm, nervous, cheerful, cold) helps the reader understand them without being told directly. In school reports and formal speech, it describes how someone carries themselves. Phrases: «a calm demeanour», «a friendly demeanour», «change of demeanour».

examples

• She kept a calm demeanour during the exam. tree →
• His cheerful demeanour made everyone smile. tree →
• The detective noticed the man's nervous demeanour. tree →
• The judge had a serious demeanour. tree →
• Her demeanour changed when she heard the good news. tree →
• The new teacher's friendly demeanour put us at ease. tree →

note

UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ and Canada spell it demeanour; the US spells it demeanor. Formal; simpler: manner, behaviour.

In the corpora

• A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «demeanour» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.