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habit
1[ hab-it ]
noun
- an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
- customary practice or use:
Daily bathing is an American habit.
Synonyms: ,
- a particular practice, custom, or usage:
the habit of shaking hands.
- a dominant or regular disposition or tendency; prevailing character or quality:
She has a habit of looking at the bright side of things.
- Often the habit. addiction, especially to narcotics.
- mental character or disposition:
a habit of mind.
- characteristic bodily or physical condition.
- the characteristic form, aspect, mode of growth, etc., of an organism:
a twining habit.
- the characteristic crystalline form of a mineral.
- garb of a particular rank, profession, religious order, etc.:
a monk's habit.
Synonyms: ,
- the attire worn by a rider of a saddle horse.
habit
2[ hab-it ]
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to dwell in.
verb (used without object)
- Obsolete. to dwell.
habit
/ ˈ³óæ²úɪ³Ù /
noun
- a tendency or disposition to act in a particular way
- established custom, usual practice, etc
- psychol a learned behavioural response that has become associated with a particular situation, esp one frequently repeated
- mental disposition or attitude
a good working habit of mind
- a practice or substance to which a person is addicted
drink has become a habit with him
- the state of being dependent on something, esp a drug
- botany zoology the method of growth, type of existence, behaviour, or general appearance of a plant or animal
a burrowing habit
a climbing habit
- the customary apparel of a particular occupation, rank, etc, now esp the costume of a nun or monk
- Also calledriding habit a woman's riding dress
- crystallog short for crystal habit
habit
/ ³óă²ú′ij٠/
- The characteristic shape of a crystal, such as the cubic habit that is characteristic of pyrite.
- The characteristic manner of growth of a plant. For example, grape plants and ivy display a vining habit.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of habit1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of habit1
Idioms and Phrases
- old habits die hard. old habits die hard.
More idioms and phrases containing habit
see kick a habit .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, investors have been growing irked by Musk’s habit of reassigning engineers from Tesla to his other ventures, such as SpaceX and the artificial intelligence company he calls X.AI.
But if Black hooks kids on the habit of going to the movies, I’m happy to let a younger generation play with my toys.
Interestingly, the trend’s resurgence in 2022 underscored a shift in both our eating and social habits: Following the pandemic’s peak, an increasing number of individuals were craving communal dining experiences and opportunities to reconnect.
Even before the pandemic, studios had wanted to experiment with shorter windows, believing it would make better use of their marketing dollars and cater to changing consumer habits.
But other people question the need for supermarket cafes, pointing to changes in people's shopping habits and the growing competition from high-street coffee chains.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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