comport means manner of acting; conduct; comportment; deportment. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
comport is pronounced /kəmˈpɔː(ɹ)t/.
Why “comport” is a great word
COMPORT — [Verb] To conduct or bear oneself in a manner conforming to a specific standard, context, or set of principles. From late Middle English comporten, from Old French comporter, from Latin comportare (“to bring together”), from com- (“together”) + portare (“to carry”). Unlike "behave" (a general term for conduct) or "deport" (which emphasizes conformity to an external code), comport implies a measured, often dignified bearing that arises from an internal congruence. It is the diplomat's unflappable grace under scrutiny, the scholar's stillness in the archive's hush, or the quiet assurance when action aligns with professed belief—a conscious act of carrying oneself, intact, through the world.
noun
- Manner of acting; conduct; comportment; deportment.“I know them well, and mark'd their rude comport.”
verb
- To tolerate, bear, put up (with).“to comport with an injury”
- To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.“The new rules did not seem to comport with the spirit of the club.”
- To behave (in a given manner).“She comported herself with grace.”