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Comportment

Manner of acting; behavior; bearing.

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Dignity 76% connected

The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.

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Lordliness 76% connected

The state or quality of being lordly.

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Broader term 1

Manner 76% connected

Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

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Comport 74% connected

To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport with an injury.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Comport 74% connected

To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport with an injury.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deport 74% connected

To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.

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Deport 74% connected

To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.

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Bearing 92% connected

of Bear

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Mien 92% connected

Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Presence 92% connected

The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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