Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-behaved

/wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: well-be-haved
IPA: /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

adj

Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.

Example Sentences

"The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty."
"How bright were the fire-irons; how clean the Dutch riles round the old-fashioned fire-place, how well-behaved even the cat."
"Remember that well-behaved software always keeps its hands off the computer's hardware."

Etymology

From well + behaved.

Inflected Forms

better-behaved (comparative) more well-behaved (comparative) best-behaved (superlative) most well-behaved (superlative) well behaved (alternative)

Phrases

well-behavedly well-behavedness well-posed

Frequently Paired Words

well-posed

Synonyms

mannersome seemly well-mannered well behaved

Antonyms

ill-behaved degenerate pathological

Questions

How do you pronounce well-behaved?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/.
What does well-behaved mean?: Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
Where does well-behaved come from?: From well + behaved.

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