habit

habit has 14 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• 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.
• n.. The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
• n.. Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
• n.. Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
• n.. To inhabit.
• n.. To dress; to clothe; to array.
• n.. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
• n.. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
• n.. excessive use of drugs
• n.. a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
• n.. attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
• n.. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"