Definition of habit

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Definition of habit

  • an established custom (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening

    Synonyms

    1. wont
  • attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. riding habit
  • (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition (noun)

    Examples

    1. owls have nocturnal habits
    2. she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair

    Synonyms

    1. use
  • excessive use of drugs (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. drug abuse
    2. substance abuse
  • a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order (noun)
  • put a habit on (verb)
  • the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) (noun)

    Examples

    1. a shrub of spreading habit

See definition of habit in Merriam Webster