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1. (n.) behavior
the manner of conducting oneself.
2. behavior
Psychol., Animal Behav.
3. behavior
observable activity in a human or animal.
4. behavior
the aggregate of responses to internal and external stimuli.
5. behavior
a stereotyped species-specific activity, as a courtship dance.
6. behavior
the action or reaction of any material under given circumstances.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME behavoure, behaver, der. of behave , on the model of hav(i)or possession< MF (h)avoir < L habēre to have)
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| Definition of 'Behavior' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
manner of acting or controlling yourself
2. (noun) behavior, behaviour
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
"the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
3. (noun) demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
4. (noun) behavior, behaviour
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
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| Definition of 'Behavior' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Behavior
manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle
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| Definition of 'Behavior' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Behavior
The observable response a person makes to any situation.
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