English Explanatory Dictionary

habit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An action performed on a regular basis.
  2. An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
  3. An addiction.
verb
  1. To clothe.
  2. To inhabit.
noun
  1. A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
  2. A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
  3. Outward appearance; attire; dress.
  4. Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a plant or crystal.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæb.ɪt/ en-us-habit.ogg /ˈhæb.ət/

Word forms

habit habits habiting habited

Etymology

From Middle English habit, from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”), from habeō (“to have, hold, keep”). Distantly related to gift. Replaced Middle English abit, from Old French abit, itself from the same Latin source. Displaced native Old English þēaw, wuna, and ġewuna.

Synonyms

wont routine ritual habitude garb habilitate

Related words

exhibit habitual habituate habitus inhibit prohibit habitant inhabit habitat habitation

Derived words

creature of habit crystal habit drop like a bad habit eating habit force of habit habit and repute habit cough habit-forming habit of body habit of mind habit of thought habit shirt kick the habit make a habit of mañana habit marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute marriage by habit and repute quit the oxygen habit riding habit

Translations

Bulgarian: ха́битус Marathi: स्वरूप Marathi: रीती
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