definingBehavior
P90665
predicate
Indicates the characteristic action or pattern of actions that fundamentally determines or typifies how something functions or is understood.
Observed surface forms (3)
- hasDefiningBehavior ×4
- definingAction ×2
- distinctiveBehavior ×1
Sample triples (9)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
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Colin Smith in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
surface form:
Colin Smith
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refusing to win the long-distance race as an act of defiance via predicate surface "definingAction" ⓘ |
| Howard Sibshaw | attempting to hide affairs from his wife ⓘ |
| Howard Sibshaw | sneaking around to meet his lover ⓘ |
| Leona Stevenson | repeatedly calls the operator and police via predicate surface "definingAction" ⓘ |
| Mrs. Paddy | rarely speaks outside her lists via predicate surface "hasDefiningBehavior" ⓘ |
| Mrs. Paddy | recites long lists of things she hates via predicate surface "hasDefiningBehavior" ⓘ |
| Mrs. Paddy | suddenly blurts out monologues of hatred via predicate surface "hasDefiningBehavior" ⓘ |
| Mrs. Paddy | uses humor to mask pain via predicate surface "hasDefiningBehavior" ⓘ |
| Polioptila caerulea | constantly flicking tail via predicate surface "distinctiveBehavior" ⓘ |