'demeanour' definitions:

Definition of 'demeanour'

(from WordNet)
noun
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment]

Definition of 'demeanour'

From: GCIDE
  • Demeanor \De*mean"or\, n. [Written also demeanour.] [For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t.]
  • 1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. [1913 Webster]
  • His demeanor was singularly pleasing. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]