BEHAVIOUR

behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings

(noun) manner of acting or controlling yourself

behavior, behaviour

(noun) (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment

(noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

behavior, behaviour

(noun) the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; “the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

behaviour (usually uncountable, plural behaviours) (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian spelling, South African spelling and New Zealand spelling)

The way a living creature behaves or acts.

The way a device or system operates.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "behaviour" include: human, animal, physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, organizational, corporate, social, collective, parental, interpersonal, sexual, criminal, appropriate, inappropriate, correct, incorrect, right, wrong, good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, poor, ethical, unethical, moral, immoral, responsible, irresponsible, normal, odd, deviant, abnormal, violent, abusive, aggressive, offensive, defensive, rude, stupid, undesirable, verbal, nonverbal, learned, professional, unprofessional, adaptive, compulsive, questionable, assertive, disgusting, self-destructive, trained, expected, unexpected, public, private, observed, guided, rewarded, punished, childish, mature, acceptable, unacceptable, encouraged, positive, chosen, personal, lawful, illegal, impulsive, measured, shameful, dangerous, regretful, unacceptable, inappropriate, socially-acceptable, online, desirable, undesirable, prompted

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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