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Definition of demeanor : 1. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
2. Management; treatment; conduct.

Synonyms:

demeanour, presence, outlook, human nature, spirit, port, actions, inclination, sort, doings, instinct, fashion, style, expression, schtick, address, be, geste, posture, disposition, behaviour

countenance, aspect, look, image, bearing, appearance, shape, form, show, spectacle, view, vista, cast, figure, display, air, mien

method, practice, attitude, carriage, guise, behavior, manner, deportment, comportment, study at bearing, conduct, tactics, way, procedure

Usage examples:

• Close behind these two came a young man of very striking countenance and demeanor, with deep thought and contemplation on his brow, and perhaps a flash of enthusiiasm in his eye. - "From-Twice-Told-Tales", Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
• He was a slight man, with light hair, watery gray eyes, and very mild demeanor. - "The Living Link", James De Mille.
• Suddenly there was that little commotion among the guests which indicates that they are about to rise: the rustling of silk, the moving of chairs, the last words of conversations, the completion of a laugh, and in that half- silence Madame Chebe, who had become communicative, observed in a very loud tone to a provincial cousin, who was gazing in an ecstasy of admiration at the newly made bride's reserved and tranquil demeanor, as she stood with her arm in Monsieur Gardinois's: " You see that child, cousin- well, no one has ever been able to find out what her thoughts were." - "Fromont and Risler, Complete", Alphonse Daudet Last Updated: March 3, 2009.