conditioning
noun
Simple meaning
Modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.
The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
Used this way, conditioning is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Exercise that conditions the body.
Imposing or depending on or containing a condition.
Subject to a condition.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus.
Conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex.
A system that keeps air cool and dry.
Conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus.
Operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials.
Conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Established by conditioning or learning.
An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
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