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por·tance

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Wiktionary

  1. portancenoun

    The manner in which one carries oneself; personal carriage; bearing; deportment; mien.

  2. Etymology: portance, from porter, from portare.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Portancenoun

    Air; mien; port; demeanour.

    Etymology: from porter, Fr.

    There stepped forth a goodly lady,
    That seem’d to be a woman of great worth,
    And by her stately portance born of heav’nly birth. F. Qu.

    Your loves,
    Thinking upon his services, took from you
    The apprehension of his present portance,
    Which gibingly, ungravely, he did fashion. William Shakespeare.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Portancenoun

    see Port, carriage, demeanor

Anagrams for portance »

  1. rent-a-cop

  2. co-parent

  3. coparent

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of portance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of portance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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    one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
    A sesquipedalian
    B bristly
    C tenebrous
    D motile

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