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demeanours

demeanours is the plural of demeanour.

Meaning of demeanour

Noun

demeanour (plural demeanours)

  1. UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Commonwealth spelling of demeanor.
    • By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC

Questions about demeanours

What is demeanours the plural of?
Demeanours is the plural of demeanour.

Words near demeanours in the dictionary

  1. demeaningly
  2. demeaningness
  3. demeanor
  4. demeanors
  5. demeanour
  6. demeanours
  7. demeans
  8. demeanure
  9. demeanures
  10. demecarium
  11. demechanization

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