hab·it (h b  t)n. 1. a. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. b. An established disposition of the mind or character. 2. Customary manner or practice: a person of ascetic habits. 3. An addiction, especially to a narcotic drug. 4. Physical constitution. 5. Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal. 6. a. A distinctive dress or costume, especially of a religious order. b. A riding habit. tr.v. hab·it·ed, hab·it·ing, hab·its To clothe; dress. [Middle English, clothing, from Old French, clothing, behavior, custom, from Latin habitus, from past participle of hab  re, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: habit, practice, custom, usage, use, wont, habitude These nouns denote patterns of behavior established by continual repetition. Habit applies to a behavior or practice so ingrained that it is often done without conscious thought: "Habit rules the unreflecting herd" (William Wordsworth). Practice denotes an often chosen pattern of individual or group behavior: "You will find it a very good practice always to verify your references, sir" (Martin Joseph Routh). Custom is behavior as established by long practice and especially by accepted conventions: "No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion" (Carrie Chapman Catt). Usage refers to an accepted standard for a group that regulates individual behavior: "laws ... corrected, altered, and amended by acts of parliament and common usage" (William Blackstone). Use and wont are terms for customary and distinctive practice: "situations where the use and wont of their fathers no longer meet their necessities" (J.A. Froude). Habitude refers to an individual's behaving in a certain way rather than a specific act: "His real habitude gave life and grace/To appertainings and to ornament" (Shakespeare). |
habit [ˈhæbɪt]
n
1. a tendency or disposition to act in a particular way
2. established custom, usual practice, etc.
3. (Psychology) Psychol a learned behavioural response that has become associated with a particular situation, esp one frequently repeated
4. mental disposition or attitude a good working habit of mind
5.
a. a practice or substance to which a person is addicted drink has become a habit with him
b. the state of being dependent on something, esp a drug
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Botany Zoology the method of growth, type of existence, behaviour, or general appearance of a plant or animal a climbing habit a burrowing habit
7. (Clothing & Fashion) the customary apparel of a particular occupation, rank, etc., now esp the costume of a nun or monk
8. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called riding habit a woman's riding dress
9. (Chemistry) Crystallog short for crystal habit
vb (tr)
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to clothe
2. an archaic word for inhabit, habituate
[from Latin habitus custom, from habēre to have]
| habit (hbt) 1. The characteristic shape of a crystal, such as the cubic habit that is characteristic of pyrite. 2. The characteristic manner of growth of a plant. For example, grape plants and ivy display a vining habit. |
Habit
See Also: BEHAVIOR, FLEXIBILITY/INFLEXIBILITY
- An annoying habit … like the habit of people who take nonfattening sweeteners in their coffee, and order chocolate mousse —Marilyn Sharp
- As the snow flakes gather, so our habits are formed —Jeremy Bentham
- A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept —Randle Cotgrave
The word ‘custom’ is often interchanged with ‘habit.’
- Bad habits are like a comfortable bed; easy to get into, but hard to get out of —Rev. Watson C. Blake
- The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come —Alighieri Dante
- (I like to) go tick-ticking along like a clock —Edith Wharton
- Habit, like a crane, will bow its neck and dip its pulleyed cable, gathering me … into the daylight —Harold Monro
- (All will be well, we say; it is) a habit, like the rising of the sun —Edna St. Vincent Millay
- The habit (of command) was already fitting him like a tailored suit —Ken Follett
- Kept on along the narrow track of habit, like a traveler; climbing a road in a fog —Edith Wharton
- Set in his ways as a chunk of concrete —F. Hopkinson Smith
- Set in one’s way, as elderly apple trees —Allison Lurie
- Shook my wild habits from me … like a worn-out cloak —O. Henry
- Take for granted, like running water —Anon
- Used to it, like a wart —Jonathan Kellerman
- Using drugs like table salt —Jimmy Breslin
- We are bagged in habit like clothes back from the cleaners —Marge Piercy
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  habit - an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" |
| 2. | habit - (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" ritual - stereotyped behavior second nature - acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life cleanliness - the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections | |
| 3. | habit - a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" frock - a habit worn by clerics monastic habit - a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery nun's habit - a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" | |
| 4. | habit - the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit" growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" | |
| 5. |  habit - attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches - flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots riding boot - a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit | |
| 6. |  habit - excessive use of drugs | |
| Verb | 1. | habit - put a habit on |
habit
noun
1. mannerism, custom, way, practice, manner, characteristic, tendency, quirk, propensity, foible, proclivity He has an endearing habit of licking his lips.
2. custom, rule, practice, tradition, routine, convention, mode, usage, wont, second nature It had become a habit with her to annoy him.
3. addiction, weakness, obsession, dependence, compulsion, fixation After twenty years as a chain smoker, he has given up the habit.
4. dress, costume, garment, apparel, garb, habiliment, riding dress She emerged having changed into her riding habit.
habit of mind disposition, character, nature, make-up, constitution, frame of mind In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared East European.
Quotations
"Habit is a great deadener" [Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot]
"It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks" [William Camden Remains Concerning Britain]
"Habit with him was all the test of truth,"
"`It must be right; I've done it from my youth.'" [George Crabbe The Borough]
"The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance" [Honoré De Balzac The Abbé Birotteau]
"The regularity of a habit is generally in proportion to its absurdity" [Marcel Proust Remembrance of Things Past]
"Habit is a great deadener" [Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot]
"It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks" [William Camden Remains Concerning Britain]
"Habit with him was all the test of truth,"
"`It must be right; I've done it from my youth.'" [George Crabbe The Borough]
"The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance" [Honoré De Balzac The Abbé Birotteau]
"The regularity of a habit is generally in proportion to its absurdity" [Marcel Proust Remembrance of Things Past]
Proverbs
"Old habits die hard"
"Old habits die hard"
Translations
habit [ˈhæbɪt] N
1. (= customary behaviour) → costumbre f
a bad habit → un vicio, una mala costumbre
to get into the habit of doing sth → acostumbrarse a hacer algo
to get out of the habit of doing sth → perder la costumbre de hacer algo
to have a habit (= drugs) → drogarse habitualmente
to be in the habit of doing sth → tener la costumbre de hacer algo, acostumbrar or soler hacer algo
to make a habit of doing sth → acostumbrarse a hacer algo
we mustn't make a habit of arriving late → no debemos acostumbrarnos a llegar tarde
you can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it → puedes llamarme al trabajo mientras no lo tomes por costumbre
let's hope he doesn't make a habit of it → esperamos que no siga haciéndolo
I always make a habit of arriving early → tengo por norma or por costumbre llegar siempre pronto
out of habit → por costumbre
out of sheer habit → por pura costumbre
a bad habit → un vicio, una mala costumbre
to get into the habit of doing sth → acostumbrarse a hacer algo
to get out of the habit of doing sth → perder la costumbre de hacer algo
to have a habit (= drugs) → drogarse habitualmente
to be in the habit of doing sth → tener la costumbre de hacer algo, acostumbrar or soler hacer algo
to make a habit of doing sth → acostumbrarse a hacer algo
we mustn't make a habit of arriving late → no debemos acostumbrarnos a llegar tarde
you can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it → puedes llamarme al trabajo mientras no lo tomes por costumbre
let's hope he doesn't make a habit of it → esperamos que no siga haciéndolo
I always make a habit of arriving early → tengo por norma or por costumbre llegar siempre pronto
out of habit → por costumbre
out of sheer habit → por pura costumbre
habit [ˈhæbɪt] n
(= customary way of doing things) → habitude f
a bad habit → une mauvaise habitude
eating habits → habitudes alimentaires
a drug habit → une toxicomanie
to have a drug habit → être toxicomane
a cocaine habit → une dépendance à la cocaïne
to have a cocaine habit → être cocaïnomane
to get into the habit of doing sth → prendre l'habitude de faire qch
to get out of the habit of doing sth → perdre l'habitude de faire qch
to be in the habit of doing sth → avoir pour habitude de faire qch, avoir l'habitude de faire qch
to have a habit of doing sth → avoir pour habitude de faire qch, avoir l'habitude de faire qch
to do sth out of habit → faire qch par habitude
to make a habit of sth
Don't make a habit of it! → N'en fais pas une habitude!
to be a creature of habit → avoir ses petites habitudes
habit of mind → tournure f d'esprit
see also kick
a bad habit → une mauvaise habitude
eating habits → habitudes alimentaires
a drug habit → une toxicomanie
to have a drug habit → être toxicomane
a cocaine habit → une dépendance à la cocaïne
to have a cocaine habit → être cocaïnomane
to get into the habit of doing sth → prendre l'habitude de faire qch
to get out of the habit of doing sth → perdre l'habitude de faire qch
to be in the habit of doing sth → avoir pour habitude de faire qch, avoir l'habitude de faire qch
to have a habit of doing sth → avoir pour habitude de faire qch, avoir l'habitude de faire qch
to do sth out of habit → faire qch par habitude
to make a habit of sth
Don't make a habit of it! → N'en fais pas une habitude!
to be a creature of habit → avoir ses petites habitudes
habit of mind → tournure f d'esprit
see also kick
(= costume) [monk, nun] → habit m
habit
n
→ Gewohnheit f; (esp undesirable) → (An)gewohnheit f; habit of mind → Denkweise f; to be in the habit of doing something → die Angewohnheit haben, etw zu tun, etw gewöhnlich tun; … as was his habit → … wie es seine Gewohnheit war; it became a habit → es wurde zur Gewohnheit; out of (sheer) habit → aus (reiner) Gewohnheit, (rein) gewohnheitsmäßig; his life was ruled by habit → sein Leben war von seinen Gewohnheiten bestimmt; from (force of) habit → aus Gewohnheit; she was a creature of habit → sie war ein Gewohnheitstier (inf) → or Gewohnheitsmensch; I don’t make a habit of inviting strangers in → (für) gewöhnlich bitte ich Fremde nicht herein; don’t make a habit of it → lassen Sie (→ sich dat) → das nicht zur Gewohnheit werden; to get into/to get somebody into the habit of doing something → sich/jdm angewöhnen, etw zu tun; to get or fall into bad habits → in schlechte Gewohnheiten verfallen; to get out of/to get somebody out of the habit of doing something → sich/jdm abgewöhnen, etw zu tun; you must get out of the habit of biting your nails → du musst dir das Nägelkauen abgewöhnen; to have a habit of doing something → die Angewohnheit haben, etw zu tun; he has a strange habit of staring at you → er hat die merkwürdige Art, einen anzustarren; history has a habit of repeating itself → es kommt oft vor, dass die Geschichte sich wiederholt
habit [ˈhæbɪt] n
a. (customary behaviour, individual habit) → abitudine f
a bad habit → una brutta or cattiva abitudine
to be in the habit of doing sth → avere l'abitudine di fare qc
to fall into bad habits → prendere delle cattive abitudini
to get out of/into the habit of doing sth → perdere/prendere l'abitudine di fare qc
to get sb into the habit of doing sth → abituare qn a fare qc
out of sheer habit → solo per abitudine
don't make a habit of it! → che non diventi un'abitudine!
a bad habit → una brutta or cattiva abitudine
to be in the habit of doing sth → avere l'abitudine di fare qc
to fall into bad habits → prendere delle cattive abitudini
to get out of/into the habit of doing sth → perdere/prendere l'abitudine di fare qc
to get sb into the habit of doing sth → abituare qn a fare qc
out of sheer habit → solo per abitudine
don't make a habit of it! → che non diventi un'abitudine!
c. (fam) (addiction) → assuefazione
n habit [ˈhӕbit]
1 something which a person does usually or regularly the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting. gewoonte, neiging عادَه навик zvyk vane die Gewohnheit συνήθεια hábito, costumbre komme عادت tapa habitude הֶרְגֵל आदत obicaj, navika szokás kebiasaan ávani, vani abitudine 習慣 습관 įprotis ieradums; paradums tabiat gewoonte (sed)vane, tilbøyelighet nawyk, zwyczaj hábito obicei привычка zvyk navada navika vana นิสัย alışkanlık, huy, âdet 習慣 звичка عادت، بندھا ہوا طریق عمل thói quen 习惯
2 a tendency to do the same things that one has always done I did it out of habit. gewoonte, aanwensel بِسَبَب العادَه навик zvyk sædvane; vane die Gewohnheit συνήθεια, έξη hábito, costumbre harjumusa روش taipumus (par) habitude מִנהָג आदत navika (meg)szokás kebiasaan ávani, vani abitudine 癖 습성 įpratimas ieradums; paradums kebiasaan uit gewoonte (sed)vane nawyk hábito (din) obişnuinţă привычка zvyk, návyk iz navade navika vana กิจวัตร alışkanlık 習性 звичка ہمیشہ ایک جیسا طریق عمل رکھنا tập quán 习性
3 clothes a monk's habit. kleed لِباس облекло háv, šat ordensdragt die Kleidung ένδυμα hábito rõivas, rüü لباس kaapu habit(s) לְבוּש पोशाक, वस्त्र odjeca, halja ruha pakaian búningur, klæði abito 服 (특수한 지위, 직업, 특히 수사, 수녀가 입는) 의복 apdaras tērps jubah rahib habijt habitt, ordensdrakt habit hábito veşminte одеяние habit obleka odežda dräkt, klädnad, []kåpa เสื้อผ้า papaz elbisesi 服裝 одяг پوشاک áo choàng của thầy tu 服装
adj habitual [həˈbitjuəl]
1 having a habit of doing, being etc (something) He's a habitual drunkard. gewoonte مُعتاد، إعتيادي закоравял habituální vane- Gewohnheits-... συστηματικός, καθ' έξιν habitual paadunud وابسته به خوی و عادت؛ خویی tapa- habituel קָבוּע अभ्यस्त kronican megrögzött biasa ávana-, sí- abituale 常習的な 상습적인 užkietėjęs, amžinas nelabojams dzērājs kaki gewoonte- vane-, vanemessig/-bundet nałogowy habitual deprins закоренелый navyknutý, zvyčajný, častý, robiaci (niečo) zo zvyku kroničen hroničan inbiten, vane- ที่เป็นนิสัย onmaz, uslanmaz, iflâh olmaz 習慣的 затятий کچھ کرنے کی عادت ہونا làm cái gì theo thói quen 习惯的
2 done etc regularly He took his habitual walk before bed. gebruiklike مَألوف ، عادي обичаен obvyklý sædvanlig üblich συνηθισμένος, τακτικός habitual tavapärane همیشگی tavanomainen habituel רָגִיל आदत से uobicajen szokásos rutin vanalegur abituale 習慣的な 평소의 įprastas ierasts; parasts biasa gewone, gewoonlijke (sed)vanlig zwyczajowy habitual obişnuit привычный zvyčajný običajen uobičajen vanemässig, invand, sedvanlig เคยตัว; เคยชิน mutat, her zamanki 慣常的 звичний, звичайний بطور معمول کیا جانے والا thường xuyên 习以为常的
adv habitually [həˈbitjuəli]
gewoonlik بِصورَة عاديَّه обичайно obvykle sædvanligt gewöhnlich συστηματικά, τακτικά habitualmente, con asiduidad tavaliselt بطور همیشگی tavallisesti habituellement כַּרָגִיל पाम्परिकता, सामान्यता obicno, uobicajeno megrögzötten biasanya vanalega abitualmente 習慣的に 습관적으로 įprastai, paprastai ierasti; parasti selalu gewoon, gewoonlijk (sed)vanlig, vanemessig nawykowo habitualmente de obicei привычно zvyčajne običajno uobičajeno vanemässigt อย่างเป็นประจำ her zamanki gibi 慣常地 за звичкою بطور عادت đều đặn 惯常地
from force of habit
because one is used to doing (something) I took the cigarette from force of habit. uit gewoonte بِحُكْم العادَه по навик ze zvyku af gammel vane; med vanens magt aus Macht der Gewohnheit από συνήθεια por la fuerza de la costumbre vanast harjumusest طبق عادت tottumuksen voimasta par habitude כְהֶרגֵלו आदत की शक्ति moc navike, iz navike a szokás hatalmából karena kebiasaan af (gömlum) vana per abitudine いつもの癖で 습관적으로 iš įpročio aiz paraduma tabiat uit gewoonte av gammel vane z przyzwyczajenia por hábito din obişnuinţă в силу привычки zo zvyku iz navade po navici av gammal vana อย่างเป็นนิสัย alışkanlıkla 出於習慣 за звичкою عادی ہونے کی وجہ سے do thói quen 出于习惯势力
get (someone) into, out of the habit of
to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth. 'n gewoonte aanleer om, 'n gewoonte afleer يُعَوِّد، يُدْخِلُ في عادَه привиквам/отвиквам odvyknout; navyknout vænne til; vænne fra ab-,angewöhnen συνηθίζω, ξεσυνηθίζω acostumbrarse/perder la costumbre (midagi) tegema harjutama, vanast harjumusest lahti saama در کسی عادت بوجود آوردن؛ عادتی را از سر کسی انداختن päästä eroon tavasta habituer à, (faire) perdre l'habitude de נוֹהָג קָבוּע आदत डलवाना या खत्म करवाना naviknuti se; odviknuti se rászokik vmire; leszokik vmiről memulai, menghentikan venja(st); losa/losna við ávana prendere l'abitudine di, abituarsi a 癖がつく[] 버릇이 생기다(버릇을 고치다) įpratinti, atpratinti iegūt/atmest paradumu menyuruh seseorang menjadikan sesuatu itu sebagai kebiasaan aanwennen; afwennen, afleren få for vane; venne av med przyzwyczajać, odzwyczajać się (fazer) ganhar/perder o hábito a (se) învăţa (să); a (se) dezvăţa (de) приучить, отучить (кого-л.) navyknúť (si)/odvyknúť (si) navaditi, odvaditi navići อย่างสม่ำเสมอ yapmaya alışmak, terk etmek 讓(某人)沾染/戒除某習慣 набувати звички; позбуватися звички کسی چیز کی عادت ڈالنا bắt đầu/từ bỏ thói quen 沾染（戒除）一种习惯
habit → عادة سلوكية zvyk vane Gewohnheit συνήθεια hábito tapa habitude navika abitudine 癖 습관 gewoonte vane zwyczaj hábito привычка vana ความเคยชิน alışkanlık thói quen 习惯
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