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Behaviour

(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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Activeness 76% connected

The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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Aggression 76% connected

The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war…

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Bohemianism 76% connected

The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian.

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Citizenship 76% connected

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

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Discourtesy 76% connected

Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.

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Easiness 76% connected

The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.

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Impropriety 76% connected

The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.

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Manner 76% connected

Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

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Offence 76% connected

See Offense.

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Offense 76% connected

Alt. of Offence

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Properness 76% connected

The quality of being proper.

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Propriety 76% connected

Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

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Behavior 92% connected

Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the beh…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Conduct 92% connected

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Demeanor 92% connected

Management; treatment; conduct.

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Deportment 92% connected

Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and dut…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Doings 92% connected

of Doing

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