Standard Lemma guide

deportment

noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈpɔːtmənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /dɪˈpɔɹt.mənt/
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH0 P AO1 R T M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Her deportment impressed her interviewers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bearing, comportment, posture

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Conduct; public behavior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: behavior, conduct

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Apparent level of schooling or training.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His academic deportment did not match his degree record.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Self-discipline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The nun's deportment reflected her vocation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trait

Narrower terms: manners, citizenship, swashbuckling, propriety, properness, correctitude, impropriety, improperness, manner, personal manner

History

Etymology

From Late Middle French deportement (French déportement). By surface analysis, deport + -ment.