Habit

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