behavior
Human conduct relative to social norms.
Noun 4 meanings
Human conduct relative to social norms.
An inappropriate or forbidden action.
“When a patient has a behavior, document it in their records.”
The way or manner a living creature behaves or acts generally.
A state of probation about one's conduct.
“He was on his best behavior when her family visited.”
Etymology
From Middle English behavoure, behaver, from behaven (modern behave), morphologically equivalent to behave + -ior.
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BEHAVIOR at a glance
BEHAVIOR has 8 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + H 4 + A 1 + V 4 + I 1 + O 1 + R 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,010 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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