well-behaved
/'welbi'heivd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Behaving in a correct and acceptable way: Describes a person, especially a child, who acts politely, follows rules, and does not cause trouble.
- Showing good manners or conduct: Implies adherence to social norms and expectations of proper behavior.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The teacher praised the well-behaved students during the field trip.
- Despite the long wait, the children remained remarkably well-behaved.
- It's important to be well-behaved at formal events.
Advanced Usage
- "to be well-behaved": This is the standard adjectival phrase. It is typically used predicatively (after a verb like 'be', 'seem', 'remain').
- The dog was surprisingly well-behaved around the new guests.
- The term can sometimes be used with a hint of irony or to describe something non-human that functions correctly.
- The new software update is much more well-behaved and causes fewer crashes.
Variants and Related Words
- Well-behaved is a compound adjective. Its opposite is ill-behaved or badly-behaved.
- The ill-behaved puppy chewed on the furniture.
- Behavior (n): The way in which one acts or conducts oneself.
- His good behavior was rewarded.
- Behave (v): To act or conduct oneself in a specified way.
- Please behave yourself at the restaurant.
Synonyms
- Polite: Having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people.
- Obedient: Complying or willing to comply with orders or requests; submissive to another's authority.
- Courteous: Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.
- Disciplined: Showing a controlled form of behavior or way of working.
Antonyms
- Ill-behaved: Behaving badly.
- Disobedient: Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.
- Unruly: Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
- Naughty: (Especially of children) behaving badly; disobedient.
Related Phrases
- To behave oneself: A reflexive verb phrase meaning to act in a proper or acceptable way.
- The children were told to behave themselves during the ceremony.
- Model behavior: Exemplary or perfect conduct.
- The student's model behavior set a good example for the class.
Adjective
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(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct
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a well-behaved child
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