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 Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Habit Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
To inhabit.
To inhabit.
(n.)
To dress; to clothe; to array.
To dress; to clothe; to array.
(n.)
To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
(n.)
The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
(n.)
The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
(n.)
Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
(n.)
Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutFixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
habit
\hab"it\ (#) n. [oe. habit, abit fr. habit fr. l. habitus state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be in a condition; prob. akin to e. have. see have, and cf. able, binnacle, debt, due, exhibit, malady.]
1. the usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
2. (biol.) the general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
3. fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior. a man of very shy, retired habits. irving.
4. outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit. costly thy habit as thy purse can buy. there are, among the states, several of venus, in different habits.
similar words(1)
riding habit
Anfucheddol = a. of ill habit
Digor = n. habit; passion
Dyli = n. temper, habit
Gnawd = n. habit; custom, a. habitual, usual
Gorddyfn = n. habit, custom
Mewydus = a. of an idle habit
Nwydedd = n. a habit of freaks
Prifnawd = n. original habit
Uliar = n. a plegmatic habit
Habit, (n.)
A shackle for the free.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)A shackle for the free.
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
Habit Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Habit Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Habit or Habits may refer to:
- Habit (psychology), an acquired pattern of behavior that often occurs automatically
- Drug addiction is sometimes referred to as "having a drug habit".
- Habituation, non-associative learning in which there is a progressive diminution of behavioral response probability with repetition of a stimulus
- 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 or growth form of plants
- Habit (album), the third album by late Korean pop singer U;Nee
- "Habit" (song), a song by Pearl Jam
- Habits (album), an album by Neon Trees
- Habit evidence, a term used in the law of evidence
- Habit (film), 1997 horror film
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Habit Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Habit Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
measure; habit; covering
judgment; covering; habit
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. AboutHabit Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Both 'S' 
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