All 3 Uses of
demeanor
in
The Hunger Games
- She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that, she's very like Prim in size and demeanor.
p. 45.9demeanor = manner of behavior
- It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.
p. 67.7demeanor = manner (way of behaving)
- I try to capture the calm demeanor my mother assumes when handling particularly bad cases.
p. 256.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(demeanor) the manner in which a person behaves
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, the verb form may be used as a synonym for behave as in: "Try to demean yourself with dignity."