noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/dɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/
General-American:/dɪˈminɚ/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -iːnə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 M IY1 N ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Examples
The man's demeanor made others suspicious of his intentions.
A confident demeanor is crucial for persuading others.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English demenure, from the verb Middle English demenen, demeinen (“to handle, manage”), from Old French demener (“to guide, conduct”), from de- + mener (“to conduct, lead”), from Latin *mināre (“to drive”) and minor (“to project or jut forth”).
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
վարվելաձեւ
(varvelajew)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Bulgarian:
държание
(dǎržanie)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Bulgarian:
поведение
(povedenie)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Catalan:
comportament
— outward way in which a person behaves
Catalan:
conducta
— outward way in which a person behaves
Chinese Mandarin:
舉止 /举止
(jǔzhǐ)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Chinese Mandarin:
風度 /风度
(fēngdù)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Chinese Mandarin:
姿態 /姿态
(zītài)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Chinese Mandarin:
舉動 /举动
(jǔdòng)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Chinese Mandarin:
神態 /神态
(shéntài)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Czech:
chování
— outward way in which a person behaves
Czech:
vystupování
— outward way in which a person behaves
Czech:
způsoby
— outward way in which a person behaves
Danish:
opførsel
— outward way in which a person behaves
Danish:
optræden
— outward way in which a person behaves
Dutch:
gedragswijze
— outward way in which a person behaves
Esperanto:
konduto
— outward way in which a person behaves
Esperanto:
agmaniero
— outward way in which a person behaves
Finnish:
käytös
— outward way in which a person behaves
Finnish:
käyttäytyminen
— outward way in which a person behaves
Finnish:
olemus
— outward way in which a person behaves
French:
comportement
— outward way in which a person behaves
French:
conduite
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Benehmen
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Gebahren
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Auftreten
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Verhalten
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Auftritt
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Betragen
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Gehabe
— outward way in which a person behaves
German:
Haltung
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
तौर-तरीका
(taur-tarīkā)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
ढंग
(ḍhaṅg)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
चाल-ढाल
(cāl-ḍhāl)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
भाव-भंगिमा
(bhāv-bhaṅgimā)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
चाल
(cāl)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
तौर
(taur)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
आचरण
(ācraṇ)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hindi:
बरताव
(bartāv)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Hungarian:
viselkedés
— outward way in which a person behaves
Italian:
comportamento
— outward way in which a person behaves
Italian:
atteggiamento
— outward way in which a person behaves
Japanese:
物腰
(monogoshi)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Japanese:
振る舞い
(furumai)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Korean:
처신
(cheosin)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Norwegian:
oppførsel
— outward way in which a person behaves
Norwegian:
opptreden
— outward way in which a person behaves
Occitan:
comportament
— outward way in which a person behaves
Portuguese:
comportamento
— outward way in which a person behaves
Portuguese:
conduta
— outward way in which a person behaves
Russian:
поведе́ние
(povedénije)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Russian:
невербалика
(neverbalika)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Russian:
манера
(manera)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Scottish Gaelic:
giùlan
— outward way in which a person behaves
Serbo-Croatian:
ponašanje
— outward way in which a person behaves
Serbo-Croatian:
ophođenje
— outward way in which a person behaves
Slovak:
vystupovanie
— outward way in which a person behaves
Slovak:
správanie
— outward way in which a person behaves
Slovak:
spôsoby
— outward way in which a person behaves
Spanish:
proceder
— outward way in which a person behaves
Spanish:
porte
— outward way in which a person behaves
Spanish:
comporte
— outward way in which a person behaves
Swedish:
beteende
— outward way in which a person behaves
Swedish:
uppförande
— outward way in which a person behaves
Swedish:
uppträdande
— outward way in which a person behaves
Ottoman Turkish:
حركت
(hareket)
— outward way in which a person behaves
Ukrainian:
поведінка
(povedinka)
— outward way in which a person behaves
