Entry Word: behavior

Function: noun

Meaning: the way or manner in which one conducts oneself <he promised to be on his best behavior for the party>

Synonyms actions, bearing, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment

Related Words etiquette, form, manners, mores, proprieties; amenity, civility, courtesy, decorum, politeness; air, attitude, carriage, poise, pose, posture, presence; aspect, look, mien; formality, protocol, rules; custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), trick, wont; convention, fashion, form, mode, style; affectation, attribute, characteristic, mark, trait; distinctiveness, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, strangeness, uniqueness, weirdness