habit
n. custom, something that one is used to doing; habitude; settled practice; dependency, addiction; loose piece of clothing that members of a religious order wear | ||||
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habit
Noun
1. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
(synonym) wont
(hypernym) custom, tradition
(derivation) use, habituate
2. a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
(synonym) use, wont
(hypernym) custom, usage, usance
(hyponym) ritual
(derivation) use, habituate
3. (religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
(hypernym) attire, garb, dress
(hyponym) monastic habit
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
4. excessive use of drugs
(synonym) substance abuse, drug abuse
(hypernym) misuse, abuse
(hyponym) alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse
(derivation) habituate, accustom
Verb
1. put a habit on
(hypernym) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
Noun
1. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
(synonym) wont
(hypernym) custom, tradition
(derivation) use, habituate
2. a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
(synonym) use, wont
(hypernym) custom, usage, usance
(hyponym) ritual
(derivation) use, habituate
3. (religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
(hypernym) attire, garb, dress
(hyponym) monastic habit
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
4. excessive use of drugs
(synonym) substance abuse, drug abuse
(hypernym) misuse, abuse
(hyponym) alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse
(derivation) habituate, accustom
Verb
1. put a habit on
(hypernym) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
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Habits
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Habits Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Habits Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Habit
Habit may refer to:
- Habit (psychology), an acquired pattern of behavior that often occurs automatically
- Habituation, non-associative learning in which there is a progressive diminution of behavioral response probability with repetition of a stimulus
- An act done repeatedly, sometimes unconsciously (such as a tic), sometimes for leisure (such as a hobby)
- Crystal habit, as it applies to the typical appearance of minerals
- Religious habit, a distinctive dress worn by the members of a religious order
- Riding habit, riding clothes worn for hunting or for exhibition
- Habit (biology), the instinctive actions of animals and the natural tendencies of plants
- Habit (film), a 1997 vampire-themed psychodrama
- "Habit" (song), a song by Pearl Jam
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