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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024be•hav•ior /bɪˈheɪvyɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the manner of behaving:Your behavior today in class was bad.
- Psychology
- the activity of a human or animal that can be observed:argued that all behavior is a reaction to something outside an individual.
- the action of any material under given circumstances: Describe the behavior of this metal when heated.
Idioms- be on one's best behavior, to act or behave as properly as one can:The children were on their best behavior.
be•hav•ior•al, adj.: the behavioral sciences.be•hav•ior•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•hav•ior (bi hāv′yər),USA pronunciation n. - manner of behaving or acting.
- Psychology
- observable activity in a human or animal.
- the aggregate of responses to internal and external stimuli.
- a stereotyped, species-specific activity, as a courtship dance or startle reflex.
- SociologyOften, behaviors. a behavior pattern.
- the action or reaction of any material under given circumstances:the behavior of tin under heat.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] behaviour. - Middle French (h)avoir Latin habēre to have); replacing late Middle English behavoure, behaver. See behave, -or1
- behave + -ior (on model of havior, variant of havor 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged demeanor, manners; bearing, carriage. Behavior, conduct, deportment, comportment refer to one's actions before or toward others, esp. on a particular occasion. Behavior refers to actions usually measured by commonly accepted standards:His behavior at the party was childish.Conduct refers to actions viewed collectively, esp. as measured by an ideal standard:Conduct is judged according to principles of ethics.Deportment is behavior related to a code or to an arbitrary standard:Deportment is guided by rules of etiquette. The teacher gave Susan a mark of B in deportment.Comportment is behavior as viewed from the standpoint of one's management of one's own actions:His comportment was marked by a quiet assurance.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024be•hav•iour /bɪˈheɪvyɚ/USA pronunciation n. Chiefly Brit.- British Termsbehavior.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•hav•iour (bi hāv′yər),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]- British Termsbehavior.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: behaviour, US behavior /bɪˈheɪvjə/ n - manner of behaving or conducting oneself
- on one's best behaviour ⇒ behaving with careful good manners
- the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation
- the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances
Etymology: 15th Century: from behave; influenced in form by Middle English havior, from Old French havoir, from Latin habēre to havebeˈhavioural, US beˈhavioral adj |