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habit

noun
/ˈhæb.ɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English habit, from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”), from habeō (“to have, hold, keep”). Distantly related to gift. Replaced Middle English abit, from Old French abit, itself from the same Latin source. Displaced native Old English þēaw, wuna, and ġewuna.

  1. derived from habitō — “to dwell, abide, keep”
  2. derived from habiter
  3. inherited from habiten

Definitions

  1. An action performed on a regular basis.

    • It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.
    • a man of very shy, retired habits

  2. An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.

    • By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.

  3. An addiction.

    • kick the habit
    • He has a 10-cigar habit.
    • Another white boy band / They're happy on demand / Everything is planned / Until the singer gets a habit
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. To clothe.

      • Here I began my shopping, was interviewed by dressmakers, and naturally had much to do to habit myself for civilized life again.

    2. To inhabit.

    3. A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

      • It’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.

    4. A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity

      A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.

      • The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!
      • Sidesaddle riding habits were prestigious tailored sportswear appropriate for the equestrian pursuits of the truly wealthy.

    5. Outward appearance

      Outward appearance; attire; dress.

      • Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be, If outward habit Iudge the inward man.
      • Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy.
      • There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits.

    6. Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a plant or crystal.

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Derived

creature of habit, crystal habit, drop like a bad habit, eating habit, force of habit, habit and repute, habit cough, habit-forming, habit of body, habit of mind, habit of thought, habit shirt, kick the habit, make a habit of, mañana habit, marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute, marriage by habit and repute, quit the oxygen habit, riding habit

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at habit. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at habit. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at habit

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA