English dictionary

behavior

/b/I/'h/eI/v/j//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

manner of acting or controlling yourself

noun.act

Synonyms behaviour conduct doings

Source: WordNet 3.0
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

noun.state

Examples
The behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments.

Synonyms behaviour

Source: WordNet 3.0
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

noun.attribute

Synonyms behaviour conduct demeanor demeanour deportment

Source: WordNet 3.0
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the <i>behavior</i> of a ship in a storm; the <i>behavior</i> of the magnetic needle.

noun

Source: webster1913