Behaviour vs. Character

Behaviour vs. Character — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Behaviour and Character

Behaviournoun

The way a living creature behaves or acts.

She can't stop the strange behaviour because she has OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

Characternoun

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story.

Behaviournoun

The way a device or system operates.

Characternoun

(countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.

A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.

Behaviournoun

the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances;

the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments

Characternoun

A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.

A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out.
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Behaviournoun

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Characternoun

(uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.

He has a great deal of character."You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."

Behaviournoun

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

Characternoun

(countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.

Julius Caesar is a great historical character.That bloke is such a character.

Behaviournoun

manner of acting or conducting yourself

Characternoun

(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.

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Characternoun

Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.

an inscription in the Runic character

Characternoun

A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.

Characternoun

One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.

Characternoun

A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.

We saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers.That old guy is a real character.

Characternoun

A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.

Characternoun

(countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.

in the miserable character of a slavein his character as a magistrate

Characternoun

The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.

a man's character for truth and veracityHer actions give her a bad character.

Characternoun

A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.

Characternoun

Personal appearance.

Characterverb

(obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.

Characternoun

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story);

she is the main character in the novel

Characternoun

a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something;

each town has a quality all its ownthe radical character of our demands

Characternoun

the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions;

education has for its object the formation of character

Characternoun

an actor's portrayal of someone in a play;

she played the part of Desdemona

Characternoun

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);

a real charactera strange charactera friendly eccentricthe capable typea mental case

Characternoun

good repute;

he is a man of character

Characternoun

a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;

requests for character references are all to often answered evasively

Characternoun

a written symbol that is used to represent speech;

the Greek alphabet has 24 characters

Characterverb

engrave or inscribe characters on