wont
wont Lexical Profile
wont Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
In the habit of doing something; accustomed or inclined to do a specified action (used predicatively with an infinitive).
"The professor was wont to take a brisk walk around the campus every afternoon before his seminar."
• noun
One's customary behavior, regular practice, or established habit.
"Paul rose before dawn to read the morning papers, as was his wont."
• verb
To make or become accustomed to something; to habituate (archaic).
"The shepherds had long wonted their flocks to the steep mountain pastures."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'wont' (pronounced with a long 'o' or short 'u' sound, meaning a custom or inclined to do something) with 'won't' (the apostrophized contraction of 'will not'). As an adjective, 'wont' is used strictly predicatively and is followed by an infinitive (e.g., 'as he was wont to do'), whereas the attributive form before a noun is 'wonted' (e.g., 'his wonted courtesy').
• Rhymes for wont
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'wont' or 'won', a contraction of the past participle 'woned' from the verb 'wonen' (to dwell or be accustomed to), ultimately from Old English 'gewunod', past participle of 'gewunian' (to be accustomed, dwell).