behavior — behavior, conduct, deportment are comparable when denoting a person s actions in general or on a particular occasion, so far as they serve as a basis of another s judgment of one s qualities (as character, temperament, mood, manners, or morals).… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
behavior — I noun actions, air, bearing, beliefs, carriage, character, comportment, conduct, consuetude, course, course of conduct, course of life, decorum, demeanor, deportment, habits, habituation, habitude, inveteracy, line of conduct, manner, manner of… … Law dictionary
behavior — [bē hāv′yər, bihāv′yər] n. [< BEHAVE by analogy with ME havior, property < OFr aveir < avoir, to have] 1. the way a person behaves or acts; conduct; manners 2. a) an organism s responses to stimulation or environment, esp. those… … English World dictionary
behavior — UK US // noun [U] US ► BEHAVIOUR(Cf. ↑behaviour) … Financial and business terms
behavior — (n.) late 15c., essentially from BEHAVE (Cf. behave), but with ending from M.E. havour possession, a word altered (by influence of HAVE (Cf. have)) from aver, noun use of Old French verb aveir to have … Etymology dictionary
behavior — [n] manner of conducting oneself act, action, address, air, attitude, bag*, bearing, carriage, code, comportment, conduct, convention, course, dealings, decency, decorum, deed, delivery, demeanor, deportment, ethics, etiquette, expression, form,… … New thesaurus
Behavior — For the Pet Shop Boys album, see Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album). Behavior or behaviour (see American and British spelling differences) refers to the actions and mannerisms made by organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with… … Wikipedia
behavior — behavioral, adj. behaviorally, adv. /bi hayv yeuhr/, n. 1. manner of behaving or acting. 2. Psychol., Animal Behav. a. observable activity in a human or animal. b. the aggregate of responses to internal and external stimuli. c. a stereotyped,… … Universalium
behavior — AE spelling n. 1) to exhibit behavior (to exhibit strange behavior) 2) abnormal; asocial; criminal; diplomatic; disciplined; disruptive; inconsiderate; inexcusable; infantile; irrational; model; modest; neurotic; normal; obsequious; promiscuous;… … Combinatory dictionary
behavior — be|hav|ior [ bı heıvjər ] noun uncount *** 1. ) the way that someone behaves: Anna was sick of her brother s annoying behavior. 2. ) SCIENCE the way that a substance, metal, etc. usually behaves: Scientists are studying the behavior of certain… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
