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Definition of Habit

1. Verb. Put a habit on.

2. Noun. An established custom. "It was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

3. Noun. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition. "Long use had hardened him to it"

4. Noun. A distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order.

5. Noun. The general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal). "A shrub of spreading habit"

6. Noun. Attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire).

7. Noun. Excessive use of drugs.

Definition of Habit

1. 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.

2. v. t. To inhabit.

Definition of Habit

1. Noun. An action done on a regular basis. ¹

2. Noun. An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness. ¹

3. Noun. A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns. ¹

4. Noun. A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity. ¹

5. Noun. Customary manner of dress. ¹

6. Noun. An addiction. ¹

7. Verb. To clothe. ¹

8. Verb. (archaic) To inhabit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Habit

1. to clothe or dress [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Habit

1. The growth form of a plant, comprising its size, shape, texture and orientation. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Habit

habile habiliment habilimented habiliments habiline habilines habilitate habilitated habilitates habilitating

habilitation habilitations habilitative habilities hability habit (current term) habit-forming habit chorea habit scoliosis habit spasm

habit tic habitabilities habitability habitable habitable zone habitableness habitablenesses habitably habitacle habitakle

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