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bearing

noun

bear·​ing ˈber-iŋ How to pronounce bearing (audio)
1
: the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear entry 2 sense 2f) oneself
a man of dignified bearing
… a confident and cheerful bearing. Sheridan LeFanu
2
a
: the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit
a woman past bearing
b
: a product of bearing : crop
three bearings in a year
3
a
: an object, surface, or point that supports
b
: a machine part in which another part (such as a journal or pin) turns or slides
4
heraldry : a figure borne on a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c)
The lion is a common bearing.
5
: pressure, thrust
6
a
: the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass
on a northerly bearing
b
: a determination of position
take a bearing
c
bearings plural : comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation
The ship lost its bearings in the fog.
helping new employees get their bearings
d
: relation, connection
—often used with on
facts that have a direct bearing on the questionThey assured us that their personal feelings had no bearing on their decision.
also : purport
the bearing of that remark
7
: the part of a structural member that rests on its supports
a beam with 4 inches of bearing upon the wall

Synonyms

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bearing, deportment, demeanor, mien, manner, carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude.

bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture.

a woman of regal bearing

deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training.

your deportment was atrocious

demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior.

the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter

mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor.

a mien of supreme self-satisfaction

manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others.

the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders

carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking.

the kind of carriage learned at boarding school

Example Sentences

a man of military bearing these new facts have some bearing on the case
Recent Examples on the Web With the help of community members and visitors, the installation grew ever larger, adding a blizzard of orange fabric strips, huge cards inscribed with dozens of signatures and thousands of message-bearing luggage tags. John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Tesla’s solution adds a strengthening function for the adhesive, making the whole battery load-bearing. Mark Andrews, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022 Their fabrications, whether in lace or thick wools, were an unexpected switch-up from the vampy, skin-bearing designs that many pop stars wear to the VMAs. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2022 In her boldness and bearing, Williams has always reminded me of my undaunted nieces and cousins and my late paternal grandmother, Peggy Mae Streeter, a powerful Black woman born one generation from slavery. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The protagonists’ personal bearing is itself a matter of style; or, rather, the posse’s style is a matter of identity, of self-assertion, of endurance. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 The mission -- which will kick off the Artemis program, with the aim of eventually returning humans to the moon -- carries on a tradition that began in the 1960s of NASA spacecraft bearing mementos. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 What bearing did his Cleveland-area roots have on him later in life? John Benson, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Posted on a fence near where her brother died were balloons, flowers, photos and a blackboard bearing chalked messages. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bearing was in the 14th century

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