habit

Words with a similar base: habit, riding_habit

'habit'

[habit.n.01] as in: an established custom

Examples:
it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening

'habit'

[habit.n.02] as in: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

Examples:
owls have nocturnal habits
she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
long use had hardened him to it

'habit'

[habit.n.03] as in: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

'habit'

[habit.n.04] as in: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

Examples:
a shrub of spreading habit

'habit'

[habit.n.05] as in: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

'habit'

[substance_abuse.n.01] as in: excessive use of drugs

'habit'

[habit.v.01] as in: put a habit on

Origins

					habit (English)
└── habiten (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── habiter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── habitare (Latin)

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