Meanings
adjectivebehavioristic (comparative more behavioristic, superlative most behavioristic)
comparative more behavioristic · superlative most behavioristic · alternative behaviouristic
- USOf or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to behaviorism
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
- Proto-Germanic*bi
- Proto-Germanic*bi-
- Proto-West Germanic*bi-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Germanic*habjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*habbjan
- Proto-West Germanic*bihabbjan
- Old Englishbehabban
- Middle Englishbehaven
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰeh₁bʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*haβēō
- Latinhabeō
- Old Frenchavoir
- Middle Englishhavour
- Middle Englishbehavoure
- Englishbehavior
- Englishbehaviorist
- Englishbehavioristic
From behaviorist + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan conductista
- conductistaTranslations
Polish behawiorystyczny
- behawiorystycznyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
behavioristic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behavioristic
MLA
“behavioristic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behavioristic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behavioristic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behavioristic.
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