Definition:
- (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.
- (n.) The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
- (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.
- (n.) Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
- (n.) To inhabit.
- (n.) To dress; to clothe; to array.
- (n.) To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
Compare habit with other words:
convention vs. habit
habit vs. null
habit vs. hobit
abit vs. habit
habit vs. law
habit vs. tendency
disposition vs. habit
costume vs. habit
habit vs. wontedness
gownsman vs. habit
content vs. habit
habit vs. niche
habit vs. hyphen
habit vs. propensity
habit vs. quirk
habit vs. routine
habit vs. wimple
habit vs. mobile
habit vs. manner
habit vs. mannerism
character vs. habit
demonstration vs. habit
attitude vs. habit
habit vs. londonize
habit vs. wone
habit vs. habitus
habit vs. promptness
habit vs. pratique
habit vs. hobby
budge vs. habit
habit vs. wolfish
confirmed vs. habit
bohemian vs. habit
dependency vs. habit
congenial vs. habit
habit vs. prefer
habit vs. secrecy
guild vs. habit
associate vs. habit
habit vs. idiosyncrasy
habit vs. inveterate
habit vs. ossify
habit vs. practice
clientele vs. habit
habit vs. vice
frock vs. habit
habit vs. like
culture vs. habit
habit vs. trait
foible vs. habit
habit vs. penguin
energy vs. habit
crime vs. habit
habit vs. outgrow
cost vs. habit
break vs. habit
habit vs. habitation
habit vs. habitat
habit vs. inhabit
clothe vs. habit
habit vs. prohibit
habit vs. inhibit
habit vs. habitual
exhibit vs. habit
habit vs. habituate
addiction vs. habit
habit vs. uniform
habit vs. nun
habit vs. monk
clothing vs. habit
awareness vs. habit
automatically vs. habit
habit vs. repeatedly
habit vs. perform
habit vs. regular
action vs. habit
habit vs. white
automatic vs. habit
discipline vs. habit
custom vs. habit
abomination vs. habit
basis vs. habit