ALL meanings of behavior
be·hav·ior
B b - variable noun behavior People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior. 3
- uncountable noun behavior In science, the behavior of something is the way that it behaves. 3
- noun behavior the way a person behaves or acts; conduct; manners 3
- noun behavior an organism's responses to stimulation or environment, esp. those responses that can be observed 3
- noun behavior an instance of behavior; specif., one of a recurring or characteristic pattern of observable actions or responses 3
- noun behavior the way a machine, element, etc. acts or functions 3
- noun behavior person: conduct 1
- noun behavior animal: habits 1
- noun behavior system or machine: functioning 1
- noun behavior manner of behaving or acting. 1
- noun behavior Psychology, Animal Behavior. 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. 1
- noun behavior Often, behaviors. a behavior pattern. 1
- noun behavior the action or reaction of any material under given circumstances: the behavior of tin under heat. 1
- noun behavior (Uncountable Noun) Human conduct relative to social norms. 0
- noun behavior (Uncountable Noun) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally. 0
- noun behavior (Uncountable Noun) INF A state of probation about one's conduct. 0
- noun behavior (Countable Noun) An instance of the way a living creature behaves. 0
- noun behavior (Countable Noun) NU (biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism. 0
- noun behavior (Uncountable Noun) The way a device or system operates. 0