habit
habit Lexical Profile
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• noun
A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is performed automatically and is difficult to give up.
"Reading for twenty minutes before bed has become a relaxing daily habit for her."
An addictive practice or compulsive dependency, especially one involving the regular consumption of a drug or substance.
"The support group helped several members overcome their long-standing smoking habit."
A long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order, such as a monk or a nun, or traditional attire worn for horseback riding.
"The nuns walked quietly through the cloister wearing their traditional black and white habits."
The characteristic external form, mode of growth, or general appearance of a plant, animal, or crystal.
"This variety of rosemary has a trailing growth habit that makes it ideal for stone walls."
• verb
To dress or clothe in a particular garment or attire (usually used in the passive voice).
"The portrait depicted the nobleman habited in the formal riding clothes of the eighteenth century."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 13th century from Old French habit, from Latin habitus ('condition, demeanor, appearance, dress'), a noun derived from habere ('to have, hold, or possess').