Definition
Behavior, conduct, or bearing; the way someone acts or conducts themselves.
Etymology
From French comportance, derived from comporter, 'to behave' (from Latin comportare). This formal word developed to describe demeanor and conduct in aristocratic contexts.
Kelly Says
In Shakespeare's time, comportance was a key word for describing nobility—how you behaved, what your bearing was like, actually determined your social status in a way that's hard to imagine today!
Translations
CACatalà
comportament
kom-por-ta-ment
CSČeština
chování
cho-va-ni
DEDeutsch
Verhalten
ver-hal-ten
ELΕλληνικά
συμπεριφορά
sim-pe-ri-fo-ra
ESEspañol
comportamiento
kom-por-ta-mien-to
FISuomi
käyttäytyminen
käy-ty-ty-mi-nen
FRFrançais
comportement
kom-por-te-man
HEעברית
התנהגות
hit-na-gut
HIहिन्दी
व्यवहार
vy-va-har
HUMagyar
viselkedés
ve-si-l-ke-dés
IDBahasa Indonesia
perilaku
pe-ri-la-ku
ITItaliano
comportamento
kom-por-ta-men-to
MSBahasa Melayu
perilaku
pe-ri-la-ku
NLNederlands
gedrag
ge-dreg
PLPolski
zachowanie
za-cho-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
comportamento
kom-por-ta-men-to
RORomână
comportament
kom-por-ta-ment
RUРусский
поведение
po-ve-de-ni-e
SVSvenska
beteende
be-te-ende
TAதமிழ்
பழக்கம்
pa-zha-kam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యవహారం
vy-va-ha-ra-m
THไทย
พฤติกรรม
phru-ti-kram
TLTL
pag-uugnay
pa-g-u-ug-nay
TRTürkçe
davranış
dav-ra-nish
UKУкраїнська
поведінка
po-ve-dinka
VITiếng Việt
hành vi
hanh-vi
ZUZU
imikhakha
ee-mi-kha-kha