behavior

Other forms of behavior

plural

behaviors·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about behavior

What does behavior mean?

behavior means "manner of acting or controlling yourself". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in behavior?

behavior has 3 syllables: be-ha-vior. The stress falls on "ha". In IPA it is /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/.

What is another word for behavior?

Close synonyms include behaviour, conduct, doings, behaviour, demeanor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is behavior a common word?

behavior is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with behavior?

2 words rhyme with behavior. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.