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1archaic : clothing2 a: a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function <a nun's habit> b: a costume worn for horseback riding3: manner of conducting oneself : bearing4: bodily appearance or makeup <a man of fleshy habit>5: the prevailing disposition or character of a person's thoughts and feelings : mental makeup6: a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior <her habit of taking a morning walk>7 a: a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance b: an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary <got up early from force of habit> c: addiction <a drug habit>8: characteristic mode of growth or occurrence <a grass similar to Indian corn in habit>9of a crystal : characteristic assemblage of forms at crystallization leading to a usual appearance: shape
synonyms habit
, practice
, usage
, custom
, wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively <had a habit of tapping his fingers>. practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice <our practice is to honor all major credit cards>. usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm <western-style dress is now common usage in international business>. custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law <the custom of wearing black at funerals>. wont usually applies to an habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group <as was her wont, she slept until noon>.
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