behavioral

adjectiveattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl//
Canada//bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl//
Canada//bəˈheɪvjəɹəl//
Australia//bɪˈhæɪvjəɹəl//

Of or relating to behavior.

adjective

1
Of or relating to behavior.
Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan Old English behabban Middle English behaven Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Old French avoirbor. Middle English havour Middle English behavoure English behavior Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English behavioral From behavior + -al.

behaved · Exhibiting the specified kind of behaviour.behaving · Behaviour.behavior · Human conduct relative to social norms.

behavioral · Of or relating to behavior.

behaviour · British standard spelling of behavior.beheaded · Having had one's head cut off.behind · At or to the back or far side of.

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