(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 Written also demeanour.
Behavioral attributes; SYN. demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for demeanor.
1. To behave in a certain manner; SYN. acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry.
2. To behave well or properly; SYN. comport.
1. To direct the course of; manage or control; SYN. carry out, carry on, deal.
2. To lead; SYN. lead, direct.
3. To transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of sounds or images; SYN. transmit, convey, carry, channel.
ETYM Cf. Latin cautus, from caver. Related to Caution.
1. Showing careful forethought.
2. Unwilling to take risks.
3. Careful in attitude and careful in actions; prudent.
4. Avoiding excess; SYN. conservative.
Continued in one's keeping or use or memory; SYN. maintained.
ETYM Old Eng. manere, French maničre, from Old Fren. manier, adj, manual, skillful, handy, from (assumed) Late Lat. manarius, for Latin manuarius belonging to the hand, from manus the hand. Related to Manual.
(Homonym: manor).
1. A kind.
2. A manner of performance; SYN. mode, style, way, fashion.
3. A way of acting or behaving; SYN. personal manner.