A person's behavior or manner of conducting themselves, especially regarding dignity and propriety.
From French comportement, built on Latin comportare (com- meaning 'together' + portare 'to carry') plus the suffix -ment indicating result or manner. The word entered English in the 17th century, extending the verb 'comport' into a noun describing the manner in which one carries oneself together as a unified, dignified whole.
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