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   hab·it

   /ˈhabət/

   noun

   • 1. a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up: "we stayed together out of habit" Similar practicecustompatternroutinestyleconventionpolicywontwaymannermodenormtraditionmatter of courseruleusagetendencypropensityinclinationbentproclivitypronenessdispositionpredispositionmannerismquirkcharacteristic gesturecharacteristicfoibletricktraittendencyidiosyncrasypeculiaritysingularityoddityeccentricitywayfeaturecustompractice
   • ▪ an addictive practice, especially one of taking drugs: informal "a cocaine habit" Similar addictiondependencedependencycravingfixationcompulsionobsessionweaknessinformal:monkeyjones
   • ▪ an automatic reaction to a specific situation.
   • ▪ general shape or mode of growth, especially of a plant or a mineral: "a shrub of spreading habit"
   • 2. a long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order or congregation: "nuns in long brown habits, black veils, and sandals"
   • ▪ short for riding habit
   • ▪ dress; attire: archaic "the prince has lately visited the copper mines of that kingdom, in the habit of a miner" Similar garmentoutfitrobecostumeuniformattiredressgarbclothesclothinggarmentsinformal:getuprig-outgeartogsclobberragsformal:apparel
   • 3. a person's bodily condition or constitution: archaic "a victim to a consumptive habit"

   verb

   • 1. dress; clothe: archaic "a boy habited as a serving lad"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French abit, habit, from Latin habitus ‘condition, appearance’, from habere ‘have, consist of’. The term originally meant ‘dress, attire’, later coming to denote physical or mental constitution.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of. habit. in English. habit. noun. These are words and phrases related to habit. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of habit. Moles have the habit of burrowing in the earth.

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   Synonyms for HABIT in English: mannerism, custom, way, practice, manner, characteristic, tendency, quirk, propensity, foible, ….

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    Synonyms for HABIT: inclination, disposition, way, fashion, manner, propensity, bent, turn, gravitation, proclivity, addiction, impulsion, predisposition, susceptibility, weakness, bias, proneness, fixed attitude.

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