the.com/demeanor
The face your personality wears to work before it's earned trust.
means The outward manner, bearing, and conduct a person displays — how they carry themselves in expression, tone, and behavior.
from From Middle English 'demenure,' built on the verb 'demean' (in its old sense of 'to conduct oneself,' not the modern 'to degrade') — ultimately from Old French 'demener,' from Latin 'minare,' to drive or lead animals, itself tied to 'minari,' to threaten. So at its root, demeanor is about driving yourself forward through the world — how you steer and present your own conduct.
- etymology trap
- not related to demean, despite looking like it
- root meaning
- from Old French demener, to conduct oneself
- judged in
- under seven seconds, mostly unconsciously
- courtroom word
- judges literally rate witness demeanor as evidence