habit

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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. 2noun

   The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.

3. 3noun

   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.

4. 4noun

   Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.

5. 5noun

   To inhabit.

6. 6noun

   To dress; to clothe; to array.

7. 7noun

   To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.

8. 8noun

   (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"

   Synonyms

   use
9. 9noun

   excessive use of drugs

10. 10noun

    a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

11. 11noun

    attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

12. 12noun

    an established custom

    "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

    Synonyms

    wont
13. 13noun

    the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

    "a shrub of spreading habit"

14. 14verb

    put a habit on