Thesaurus results for CARRIAGE

Q: How does the noun 'carriage' contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of carriage are bearing , demeanor , deportment , manner , and mien . While all these words mean "the outward manifestation of personality or attitude," carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking. // the kind of carriage learned at boarding school

Q: In what contexts can 'bearing' take the place of 'carriage'?

In some situations, the words bearing and carriage are roughly equivalent. However, bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture. // a woman of regal bearing

Q: When might 'demeanor' be a better fit than 'carriage'?

Although the words demeanor and carriage have much in common, demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior. // the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter

Q: When would 'deportment' be a good substitute for 'carriage'?

The meanings of deportment and carriage largely overlap; however, deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training. // your deportment was atrocious

Q: Where would 'manner' be a reasonable alternative to 'carriage'?

While the synonyms manner and carriage are close in meaning, manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others. // the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders

Q: When is it sensible to use 'mien' instead of 'carriage'?

While in some cases nearly identical to carriage , mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor. // a mien of supreme self-satisfaction

carriage

noun

ˈker-ij

Definition of carriage next

as in chariot

a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers a museum with a large collection of beautiful, old carriages

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as in posture

a general way of holding the body her Ladyship's carriage is upright and regal

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How does the noun carriage contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of carriage are bearing, demeanor, deportment, manner, and mien. While all these words mean "the outward manifestation of personality or attitude," carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking.

the kind of carriage learned at boarding school

In what contexts can bearing take the place of carriage?

In some situations, the words bearing and carriage are roughly equivalent. However, bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture.

a woman of regal bearing

When might demeanor be a better fit than carriage?

Although the words demeanor and carriage have much in common, demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior.

the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter

When would deportment be a good substitute for carriage?

The meanings of deportment and carriage largely overlap; however, deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training.

your deportment was atrocious

Where would manner be a reasonable alternative to carriage?

While the synonyms manner and carriage are close in meaning, manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others.

the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders

When is it sensible to use mien instead of carriage?

While in some cases nearly identical to carriage, mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor.

a mien of supreme self-satisfaction

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Recent Examples of carriage The carriages have expanded legroom when compared with the current models, which are 20 years old. —

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 The Queen didn’t attend the traditional kickoff at the Horse Guards Parade in London, likely because that would have required her to be out in the cold and travel back to the palace by carriage. —

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Dec. 2024 Other activities include kids crafts, carriage rides and an indoor snowball fight. —

Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024 The choice was inspired by Pullman train carriage, a symbol of elegance enjoyed by the higher classes. —

R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carriage

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The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.

Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
But oh my, what a sequence that final chariot race is.

James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024