Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behavioral

/bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: be-hav-ioral
IPA: /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to behavior.

American usage

Example Sentences

"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 *h₁épider. 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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/
British English: /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

behavioural (alternative)

Derived Forms

behavioralist behaviorally biobehavioral interbehavioral macrobehavioral neurobehavioral nonbehavioral pharmacobehavioral postbehavioral psychobehavioral serobehavioral

Phrases

behavioral contagion behavioral crisis behavioral economics behavioral economist behavioral force behavioral objective behavioral pattern behavioral psychology

Frequently Paired Words

behaviorism behaviorist emotion person psychology

Synonyms

behavioral behavioural

Questions

How do you pronounce behavioral?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/.
What does behavioral mean?: Of or relating to behavior.
Where does behavioral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. 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.

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