bearing

The definition of bearing is the way in which a person conducts himself.

(noun)

An example of bearing is a person staying positive even though he lost his job.

See bearing in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

way of carrying and conducting oneself; carriage; manner; mien
a support or supporting part
1. the act, power, or period of producing young, fruit, etc.
2. ability to produce
3. anything borne or produced, as a crop, fruit, etc.
an enduring; endurance
1. direction relative to one's own position or to the compass
2. position, as of a ship, established by determining the bearing from it of several known points
3. awareness or recognition of one's position or situation: to lose one's bearings
relevant meaning; application; relation: the evidence had no bearing on the case
Archit. the part of a lintel or beam that rests on supports
Heraldry any figure on the field; charge
Mech. any part of a machine in or on which another part revolves, slides, etc.

adjective

that bears, or supports, weight: a bearing wall

See bearing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The manner in which one carries or conducts oneself: the poise and bearing of a champion.
a. A machine or structural part that supports another part.
b. A device that supports, guides, and reduces the friction of motion between fixed and moving machine parts.
Something that supports weight.
The part of an arch or beam that rests on a support.
a. The act, power, or period of producing fruit or offspring.
b. The quantity produced; yield.
Direction, especially angular direction measured from one position to another using geographical or celestial reference lines.
Awareness of one's position or situation relative to one's surroundings. Often used in the plural: lost my bearings after taking the wrong exit.
Relevant relationship or interconnection: Those issues have no bearing on our situation.
Heraldry A charge or device on a field.