What does behavior mean?
Definitions for behavior
bɪˈheɪv yərbe·hav·ior
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word behavior.
Princeton's WordNet
behavior, behaviour, conduct, doingsnoun
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behavior, behaviournoun
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
"the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportmentnoun
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
behavior, behaviournoun
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
Wiktionary
behaviornoun
The way a living creature behaves or acts.
behaviornoun
The way a device or system operates.
Wikipedia
Behavior
Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as well as the inanimate physical environment. It is the computed response of the system or organism to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.Taking a behavior informatics perspective, a behavior consists of actor, operation, interactions, and their properties. This can be represented as a behavior vector.
ChatGPT
behavior
Behavior refers to the actions, reactions, or conduct of individuals or groups in response to certain situations or stimuli. It encompasses a wide range of observable activities, including gestures, speech, facial expressions, body movements, and even internal processes such as thoughts and emotions. Behavior is influenced by a combination of internal factors such as personality, beliefs, and values, as well as external factors such as social norms, culture, and environmental conditions. It is an essential aspect of human and animal interaction and plays a significant role in shaping relationships, communication, and the overall functioning of individuals and societies.
Webster Dictionary
Behaviornoun
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
Wikidata
Behavior
Behavior or behaviour is the range of actions and mannerisms made by organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment. It is the response of the system or organism to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Behavior
The observable response a person makes to any situation.
Editors Contribution
Suggested Resources
Behavior
Behavior vs. Behaviour -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Behavior and Behaviour.
Matched Categories
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1563","13"],["1579","8"],["1582","3"],["1590","10"],["1593","1"],["1600","1"],["1620","1"],["1624","3"],["1637","5"],["1643","2"],["1644","1"],["1647","1"],["1656","1"],["1657","1"],["1663","1"],["1665","1"],["1667","2"],["1668","18"],["1669","4"],["1671","3"],["1673","1"],["1675","9"],["1677","9"],["1680","8"],["1681","1"],["1683","2"],["1684","9"],["1689","1"],["1692","1"],["1693","3"],["1698","3"],["1700","2"],["1705","2"],["1707","1"],["1709","4"],["1710","2"],["1711","2"],["1713","41"],["1717","14"],["1719","1"],["1722","1"],["1723","2"],["1725","1"],["1726","7"],["1727","1"],["1728","2"],["1729","3"],["1730","1"],["1731","5"],["1732","1"],["1735","8"],["1737","3"],["1740","3"],["1741","1"],["1742","23"],["1743","22"],["1744","4"],["1746","5"],["1747","8"],["1748","5"],["1749","7"],["1750","27"],["1751","56"],["1752","4"],["1753","32"],["1754","7"],["1755","31"],["1756","23"],["1757","1"],["1758","95"],["1759","9"],["1760","23"],["1761","8"],["1762","3"],["1763","27"],["1764","57"],["1765","12"],["1766","28"],["1767","70"],["1768","73"],["1769","8"],["1770","123"],["1771","3"],["1772","16"],["1773","1"],["1776","3"],["1777","32"],["1778","13"],["1779","10"],["1780","148"],["1781","2"],["1782","7"],["1783","11"],["1784","13"],["1785","7"],["1786","30"],["1787","67"],["1788","11"],["1789","211"],["1790","10"],["1791","6"],["1792","5"],["1793","41"],["1794","110"],["1795","82"],["1796","38"],["1797","5"],["1798","18"],["1799","61"],["1800","106"],["1801","199"],["1802","163"],["1803","79"],["1804","50"],["1805","184"],["1806","167"],["1807","109"],["1808","823"],["1809","770"],["1810","402"],["1811","212"],["1812","104"],["1813","135"],["1814","62"],["1815","63"],["1816","300"],["1817","810"],["1818","189"],["1819","214"],["1820","42"],["1821","178"],["1822","239"],["1823","151"],["1824","101"],["1825","113"],["1826","45"],["1827","180"],["1828","322"],["1829","205"],["1830","665"],["1831","1134"],["1832","1232"],["1833","521"],["1834","963"],["1835","865"],["1836","1138"],["1837","348"],["1838","664"],["1839","990"],["1840","984"],["1841","960"],["1842","683"],["1843","879"],["1844","1592"],["1845","1526"],["1846","1095"],["1847","1370"],["1848","1450"],["1849","1616"],["1850","2488"],["1851","3314"],["1852","2347"],["1853","2133"],["1854","3701"],["1855","2909"],["1856","4002"],["1857","2705"],["1858","3061"],["1859","2726"],["1860","3192"],["1861","1782"],["1862","1309"],["1863","1160"],["1864","2163"],["1865","2579"],["1866","2407"],["1867","1671"],["1868","2342"],["1869","2226"],["1870","1960"],["1871","2613"],["1872","2786"],["1873","2257"],["1874","2604"],["1875","2712"],["1876","3104"],["1877","2359"],["1878","2119"],["1879","3135"],["1880","4717"],["1881","3871"],["1882","3810"],["1883","5376"],["1884","4808"],["1885","5153"],["1886","4054"],["1887","4581"],["1888","5015"],["1889","5527"],["1890","5276"],["1891","5691"],["1892","6407"],["1893","5189"],["1894","5606"],["1895","6477"],["1896","7244"],["1897","7275"],["1898","8495"],["1899","10082"],["1900","12006"],["1901","10717"],["1902","10468"],["1903","10472"],["1904","11363"],["1905","11243"],["1906","15584"],["1907","13526"],["1908","13830"],["1909","12756"],["1910","12710"],["1911","16635"],["1912","14168"],["1913","17491"],["1914","15983"],["1915","16421"],["1916","16010"],["1917","18045"],["1918","17982"],["1919","17891"],["1920","19167"],["1921","20680"],["1922","27623"],["1923","21456"],["1924","45586"],["1925","24123"],["1926","26841"],["1927","30325"],["1928","33536"],["1929","42115"],["1930","38512"],["1931","46437"],["1932","40290"],["1933","41207"],["1934","46929"],["1935","58843"],["1936","53035"],["1937","57039"],["1938","72175"],["1939","63181"],["1940","61036"],["1941","66331"],["1942","62931"],["1943","54549"],["1944","38769"],["1945","48462"],["1946","76842"],["1947","87027"],["1948","100409"],["1949","123088"],["1950","127790"],["1951","130684"],["1952","115866"],["1953","139304"],["1954","146011"],["1955","146992"],["1956","152590"],["1957","167953"],["1958","193951"],["1959","202006"],["1960","216212"],["1961","256416"],["1962","259131"],["1963","306258"],["1964","320165"],["1965","366253"],["1966","387140"],["1967","431212"],["1968","479874"],["1969","497794"],["1970","553511"],["1971","617094"],["1972","630689"],["1973","680320"],["1974","657781"],["1975","673628"],["1976","723615"],["1977","728187"],["1978","710995"],["1979","708474"],["1980","740602"],["1981","724157"],["1982","784957"],["1983","776263"],["1984","789031"],["1985","816780"],["1986","861132"],["1987","795524"],["1988","838164"],["1989","873611"],["1990","977487"],["1991","908448"],["1992","979927"],["1993","1013047"],["1994","1087480"],["1995","1088481"],["1996","1120841"],["1997","1162886"],["1998","1214560"],["1999","1238187"],["2000","1316775"],["2001","1369333"],["2002","1491569"],["2003","1591932"],["2004","1655674"],["2005","1681377"],["2006","1685300"],["2007","1672627"],["2008","1566711"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of behavior in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of behavior in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of behavior in a Sentence
There's no excuse for the behavior, and the police have to do what they have to do. I'm very sympathetic to the plight of the police, i think it's a mistake to really get too much to root causes.
There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.
Many of these messages about food and body come through these Trojan horses, a lot of behaviors get described as healthy behavior when they're actually very similar to eating disorder behaviors.
So I think (there's) just so much more room to grow when it comes to these health apps, they don't really seem to reflect the behavioral sciences and what we know about behavior change.
There is a difference between demagogues and demagogic behavior, everything he has been doing has been at the level of him benefiting from controversy. There's a propagandistic element to it. He knows how to outrage people for his own benefit, and he's done that his whole career.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for behavior
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- سلوكArabic
- държание, поведениеBulgarian
- আচরণBengali
- conducta, comportamentCatalan, Valencian
- jednání, chováníCzech
- Benehmen, Verhalten, Betragen, VerhaltensweiseGerman
- συμπεριφοράGreek
- kondutoEsperanto
- conducta, comportamientoSpanish
- رفتار - اخلاقPersian
- käytös, käyttäytyminenFinnish
- comportementFrench
- התנהגותHebrew
- व्यवहार, बर्तावHindi
- viselkedésHungarian
- comportamentoInterlingua
- tingkah lakuIndonesian
- comportamentoItalian
- 振る舞い, 行儀, 行動Japanese
- 行爲, 行動, 행동, 행위Korean
- moresLatin
- elgesysLithuanian
- gedrag, gedragingenDutch
- oppførselNorwegian
- zachowaniePolish
- conduta, comportamentoPortuguese
- поведениеRussian
- beteendeSwedish
- நடத்தைTamil
- ప్రవర్తనTelugu
- davranışTurkish
- رویےUrdu
- 行为Chinese
Get even more translations for behavior »
Translation
Find a translation for the behavior definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"behavior." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 Dec. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/behavior>.
Discuss these behavior definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In