demeanour BrE formal
demeanor AmE formal *

With his serious demeanour, many took him to be much older.

And yet everything about her demeanour suggested that it had.

Their demeanour did look at the time, and still does, like a revelation of something.

Despite these problems, from late October 1974 his demeanour appeared to change for the better.

But his demeanour toward me was more ferocious than ever.

At length we observed a total change in their demeanour.

From their demeanour at the restaurant, they were certainly on pretty intimate terms.

But because of her demeanour on the video, the police suspect drugs.

And, in so intense a moment, his demeanour would have still been calm.

It was not clear from his speech or demeanour whether he, too, saw the ghosts.

His whole demeanour, every action, was stamped with this purpose.

"And now as to my demeanour on entering the home?

Everything about the demeanour of the much younger woman implied that such was his nature.

She broke off having taken in Maggie's expression and general demeanour.

But something in her demeanour was not composed to greet the outside world.

Somehow the demeanour of the Chinese had filled her with trust.

There was just a hint of danger in Richard's demeanour.

Before this victory, David was an insignificant figure in the community, known only for his kind demeanour.

He is renowned for his correct demeanour at the bridge table.

Carrie looked at him, and gathered from his whole demeanour what it meant.

His demeanour was described as quite rude and the couple felt uncomfortable.

On that day his calm, dignified demeanour can only be to the good.

Nor, by her dress and demeanour, is she trying to pretend that she's 32 again.

The fourth, the one holding the phone, was older but unmistakable by demeanour alone.

I could see and feel him fighting to maintain a serene demeanour.

Told him he'd have to change his whole demeanor or go.

I'm going to be coming in with a bad demeanor.

Finally, and most important, there is the question of demeanor.

It was the only change I could see in his demeanor.

Her hair is longer, and she has a more serious demeanor.

When I went to see him the next morning, his demeanor had changed.

She could certainly put on that demeanor for her daughter, too.

Since then, his weight and demeanor have been under control.

White House officials said it was clear from his demeanor in recent days that he would leave.

When he finally did, she was surprised at his demeanor.

He too had noted the change in his wife's demeanor.

His demeanor, however, showed him a man of the world.

He could tell she was beginning to worry about his demeanor.

In the course of time, his demeanor gets better and he becomes friends with everyone.

You sense this almost immediately from the demeanor of the staff.

Saw beyond the cool demeanor to the woman who lived inside.

He could sense an important decision beneath her demeanor now.

Nothing about their demeanor or play suggested they were in control of this series.

From their demeanor, it appeared they had lost more than a lead and a game.

It was clear by the judge's demeanor that he had already made the decision.

It was something to do with his demeanor: being around him, you felt safe.

But his was not the demeanor of a man about to destroy the world, including himself.

"He has very much the right demeanor for the supporting role we have to be in Iraq."

Now, if you continue to make things difficult, my assistant and I will have to change our demeanor.

The president had a different demeanor during the two encounters.