| behavior | | |
| n. (act) | 1. behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings | manner of acting or controlling yourself. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ aggression | deliberately unfriendly behavior. |
| ~ bohemianism | conduct characteristic of a bohemian. |
| ~ dirty pool | conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike. |
| ~ dirty tricks | underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent. |
| ~ offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence | a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. |
| ~ easiness | the quality of being easy in behavior or style.; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner" |
| ~ the way of the world, the ways of the world | the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen.; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world" |
| n. (state) | 2. behavior, behaviour | the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances.; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments" |
| ~ activeness, action, activity | the state of being active.; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people. |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ manners | social deportment.; "he has the manners of a pig" |
| ~ citizenship | conduct as a citizen.; "award for good citizenship" |
| ~ swashbuckling | flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior. |
| ~ correctitude, properness, propriety | correct or appropriate behavior. |
| ~ improperness, impropriety | an improper demeanor. |
| ~ personal manner, manner | a way of acting or behaving. |
| n. (act) | 4. behavior, behaviour | (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ territoriality | the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory. |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| behaviour | | |
| conduct | | |
| v. (social) | 1. carry on, conduct, deal | direct the course of; manage or control.; "You cannot conduct business like this" |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| ~ racketeer | carry on illegal business activities involving crime. |
| v. (creation) | 2. conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| ~ conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| v. (social) | 3. acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | behave in a certain manner.; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
| ~ carry, bear, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
| ~ fluster | be flustered; behave in a confused manner. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ put forward, assert | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized.; "Women should assert themselves more!" |
| ~ deal | behave in a certain way towards others.; "He deals fairly with his employees" |
| ~ walk around | behave in a certain manner or have certain properties.; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" |
| ~ posture, pose | behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others.; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" |
| v. (motion) | 4. conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| ~ beacon | guide with a beacon. |
| ~ hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere.; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
| ~ misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" |
| ~ usher, show | take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| v. (motion) | 5. carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" |
| ~ convey, express, carry | serve as a means for expressing something.; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" |
| ~ bring, convey, take | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
| ~ wash up | carry somewhere (of water or current or waves).; "The tide washed up the corpse" |
| ~ pipe in | bring in through pipes.; "Music was piped into the offices" |
| ~ bring in | transmit.; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" |
| ~ retransmit | transmit again. |
| ~ carry | be conveyed over a certain distance.; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" |
| v. (creation) | 6. conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| ~ conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| custom | | |
| n. (act) | 1. custom, usage, usance | accepted or habitual practice. |
| ~ practice, pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior.; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" |
| ~ americanism | a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens. |
| ~ anglicism, britishism | a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens. |
| ~ consuetude | a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law. |
| ~ couvade | a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child. |
| ~ germanism | a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens. |
| ~ habit, use | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition.; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" |
| ~ hijab | the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home.; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing" |
| ~ survival | something that survives. |
| ~ ritual, rite | any customary observance or practice. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. custom, tradition | a specific practice of long standing. |
| ~ practice | knowledge of how something is usually done.; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" |
| ~ habit, wont | an established custom.; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" |
| ~ hadith | (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions. |
| ~ institution | a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society.; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater" |
| n. (possession) | 3. custom, customs, customs duty, impost | money collected under a tariff. |
| ~ tariff, duty | a government tax on imports or exports.; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" |
| ~ ship money | an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense. |
| n. (act) | 4. custom | habitual patronage.; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years" |
| ~ trade, patronage | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" |
| adj. | 5. custom, custom-made | made according to the specifications of an individual. |
| ~ bespoke, bespoken, tailor-made, made-to-order, tailored | (of clothing) custom-made. |
| ~ custom-built, made-to-order | built for a particular individual. |
| disposition | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. disposition, temperament | your usual mood.; "he has a happy disposition" |
| ~ aloneness, lonesomeness, solitariness, loneliness | a disposition toward being alone. |
| ~ nature | the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions.; "it is his nature to help others" |
| ~ physicality, animalism | preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites. |
| ~ bloodthirstiness, bloodiness | a disposition to shed blood. |
| ~ heart, spirit | an inclination or tendency of a certain kind.; "he had a change of heart" |
| ~ nervousness | a sensitive or highly strung temperament. |
| ~ esprit de corps, team spirit, morale | the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed. |
| ~ moodiness | having temperamental and changeable moods. |
| ~ blood | temperament or disposition.; "a person of hot blood" |
| ~ cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine | the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom.; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" |
| ~ uncheerfulness | not conducive to cheer or good spirits. |
| ~ perfectionism | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable.; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students" |
| ~ permissiveness, tolerance | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior. |
| ~ unpermissiveness, restrictiveness | a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits. |
| ~ good nature | a cheerful, obliging disposition. |
| ~ agreeability, agreeableness | a temperamental disposition to be agreeable. |
| ~ ill nature | a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition. |
| ~ disagreeableness | an ill-tempered and offensive disposition. |
| ~ willingness | cheerful compliance.; "he expressed his willingness to help" |
| ~ involuntariness, unwillingness | the trait of being unwilling.; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton" |
| ~ friendliness | a friendly disposition. |
| ~ unsociability, unsociableness | an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship. |
| ~ unfriendliness | an unfriendly disposition. |
| ~ calm, calmness, composure, equanimity | steadiness of mind under stress.; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
| ~ discomposure | a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure. |
| ~ optimism | a general disposition to expect the best in all things. |
| ~ pessimism | a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things. |
| ~ epicurism | the disposition and habits of an epicure. |
| ~ gourmandism | the disposition and habits of a gourmand. |
| n. (act) | 2. disposal, disposition | the act or means of getting rid of something. |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| ~ appointment | (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment.; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment" |
| ~ comb-out | the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people.; "the department got a good comb-out" |
| ~ giving | disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return.; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving" |
| ~ abandonment | the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away. |
| ~ mine disposal | the disposal of explosive mines. |
| ~ sewage disposal | the disposal of sewage. |
| ~ lending, loaning | disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. disposition, inclination, tendency | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| ~ attitude, mental attitude | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.; "he had the attitude that work was fun" |
| ~ direction | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop.; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm" |
| ~ trend, drift, movement | a general tendency to change (as of opinion).; "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" |
| ~ call | a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course.; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" |
| ~ denominationalism | the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations. |
| ~ devices | an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices" |
| ~ sympathy, understanding | an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion.; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" |
| ~ favoritism, favouritism | an inclination to favor some person or group. |
| ~ proclivity, leaning, propensity | a natural inclination.; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" |
| ~ bent, set | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.; "the set of his mind was obvious" |
| ~ literalism | a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense. |
| ~ perseveration | the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it. |
| ~ predisposition | an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way. |
| ~ favour, favor | an inclination to approve.; "that style is in favor this season" |
| ~ dislike, disfavor, disfavour, disapproval | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group. |
| ~ partisanship, partiality | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives. |
| ~ impartiality, nonpartisanship | an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. disposition | a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing.; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ aptness, propensity | a disposition to behave in a certain way.; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" |
| ~ mordacity | a disposition to biting. |
| ~ predisposition | a disposition in advance to react in a particular way. |
| ~ proneness | being disposed to do something.; "accident proneness" |
| ~ separatism | a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists.; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education" |
| ~ tendency, inclination | a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect.; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" |
| habit | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. habit, wont | an established custom.; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" |
| ~ custom, tradition | a specific practice of long standing. |
| n. (act) | 2. habit, use | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition.; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" |
| ~ custom, usage, usance | accepted or habitual practice. |
| ~ ritual | stereotyped behavior. |
| ~ second nature | acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate. |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| ~ cleanliness | the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. habit | a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order. |
| ~ attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.; "formal attire"; "battle dress" |
| ~ frock | a habit worn by clerics. |
| ~ monastic habit | a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery. |
| ~ nun's habit | a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent. |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| n. (process) | 4. habit | the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal).; "a shrub of spreading habit" |
| ~ growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. habit, riding habit | attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire). |
| ~ attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.; "formal attire"; "battle dress" |
| ~ jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches | flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots. |
| ~ riding boot | a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit. |
| n. (act) | 6. drug abuse, habit, substance abuse | excessive use of drugs. |
| ~ misuse, abuse | improper or excessive use.; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" |
| ~ alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse | excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks. |
| v. (body) | 7. habit | put a habit on. |
| ~ apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | provide with clothes or put clothes on.; "Parents must feed and dress their child" |
| instinct | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. inherent aptitude, instinct | inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli.; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals" |
| ~ id | (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity. |
| ~ aptitude | inherent ability. |
| adj. | 2. instinct, replete | (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated.; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" |
| ~ full | containing as much or as many as is possible or normal.; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" |
| manner | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ artistic style, idiom | the style of a particular artist or school or movement.; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" |
| ~ drape | the manner in which fabric hangs or falls.; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" |
| ~ fit | the manner in which something fits.; "I admired the fit of her coat" |
| ~ form | a particular mode in which something is manifested.; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" |
| ~ life-style, life style, lifestyle, modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes. |
| ~ setup | the way something is organized or arranged.; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" |
| ~ signature, touch | a distinguishing style.; "this room needs a woman's touch" |
| ~ wise | a way of doing or being.; "in no wise"; "in this wise" |
| ~ response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. manner, personal manner | a way of acting or behaving. |
| ~ demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people. |
| ~ comportment, mien, bearing, presence | dignified manner or conduct. |
| ~ bedside manner | manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient. |
| ~ dandyism, foppishness | the manner and dress of a fop or dandy. |
| ~ gentleness, mildness, softness | acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered.; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" |
| ~ formalness, formality | a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies.; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" |
| ~ informality | a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously. |
| ~ good manners, courtesy | a courteous manner. |
| ~ rudeness, discourtesy | a manner that is rude and insulting. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. manner | a kind.; "what manner of man are you?" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| mood | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. humor, humour, mood, temper | a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling.; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ peeve | an annoyed or irritated mood. |
| ~ sulk, sulkiness | a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal.; "stayed home in a sulk" |
| ~ amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper | a cheerful and agreeable mood. |
| ~ ill humor, ill humour, distemper | an angry and disagreeable mood. |
| n. (state) | 2. climate, mood | the prevailing psychological state.; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. modality, mode, mood | verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker. |
| ~ grammatical relation | a linguistic relation established by grammar. |
| ~ common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood | a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact. |
| ~ subjunctive, subjunctive mood | a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible. |
| ~ optative, optative mood | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs. |
| ~ imperative, imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood | a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior. |
| ~ interrogative mood, interrogative | some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood. |
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