Definition
The way someone behaves or appears to others; their manner, deportment, or bearing.
Etymology
From Old French 'demener' meaning to conduct or manage oneself, from Latin 'de-' (down) plus 'menare' (to lead). Over centuries it narrowed to specifically mean outward bearing and behavior.
Kelly Says
'Demeanour' is a word that reveals class consciousness: it's specifically about how you appear to society, what they judge about you. Jane Austen used it constantly to describe which characters had 'proper demeanour'!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አነስተኛ
a-nes-te-gniya
CSČeština
povaha
po-va-ha
DADansk
opførsel
op-før-sel
DEDeutsch
Gebärde
ɡeːbɐʁdə
ELΕλληνικά
συμπεριφορά
sim-pe-ri-fo-ra
ESEspañol
comportamiento
kom-por-ta-mi-en-to
FISuomi
käyttäytyminen
käy-täy-ty-min-en
HIहिन्दी
व्यवहार
vyavha-ar
HUMagyar
viselkedés
ve-si-ke-dés
IDBahasa Indonesia
sikap
si-kap
IGIG
ihe n'egbu
ee-he ne-gbu
ITItaliano
comportamento
kom-por-ta-men-to
MSBahasa Melayu
sikap
si-kap
NLNederlands
gedrag
ge-draag
NONorsk
oppførsel
op-før-sel
PLPolski
zachowanie
za-cho-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
comportamento
kom-por-ta-men-to
RORomână
comportament
kom-por-ta-ment
RUРусский
по demeanor
pa-de-men-er
SVSvenska
uppträdande
upp-tra-dan-de
TLTL
pag-uugali
pa-goo-ga-li
TRTürkçe
davranış
dav-ran-ish
UKУкраїнська
поведінка
pa-ve-dink-a
VITiếng Việt
đạo đức
dao-duc