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Definition of demeanour noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

demeanour

noun
 
/dɪˈmiːnə(r)/
 
/dɪˈmiːnər/
(US English demeanor)
[countable, uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the way that somebody looks or behaves
    • He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.
    • Her demeanour seemed perfectly normal despite the shock.
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from demean in the archaic sense ‘behaviour’, probably influenced by obsolete havour ‘behaviour’.
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