(Alternate spelling: behaviour).
1. The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; SYN. behaviour.
2. Manner of acting or conducting oneself; SYN. behaviour, conduct.
3. (Psychology) The aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation; SYN. behaviour.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for behavior.
ETYM Late Lat. conductus defense, escort, from Latin conductus, p. p. of conducere. Related to Conduce, Conduit.
1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal behavior; mode of action.
6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
ETYM Written also demeanour.
Behavioral attributes; SYN. demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for demeanor.
ETYM French déportement misconduct, Old Fren., demeanor. Related to Deport.
Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carrige; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing.
ETYM French discipline, Latin disciplina, from discipulus. Related to Disciple.
1. A branch of knowledge; SYN. subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, branch of knowledge.
2. A system of rules of conduct or method of practice; or.
3. The act of punishing; SYN. correction.
4. The trait of being well behaved.
5. Training to improve strength or self-control.