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behaviour

[ bih-heyv-yer ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

behaviour

/ bɪˈheɪvjə /

noun

  1. manner of behaving or conducting oneself
  2. on one's best behaviour
    behaving with careful good manners
  3. psychol
    1. the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation
    2. a specific response of a certain organism to a specific stimulus or group of stimuli
  4. the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances

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Spelling Note

See -or 1.

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Derived Forms

  • beˈhavioural, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of behaviour1

C15: from behave ; influenced in form by Middle English havior , from Old French havoir , from Latin habēre to have

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