Habit

Noun

 * 1) An action done on a regular basis.
 * 2) An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
 * 3) A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
 * 4) A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.
 * 5) Customary manner of dress.
 * 6) An addiction.

Verb

 * 1) To clothe.

Adjectives for Habit
pernicious; voracious; proper; degrading; unproductive; intemperate; honorable; natural; unfortunate; orderly; watchful; flabby; dainty; epicurean; cherished; virile; judicious; ineradicable; purgative; disputatious; busy; convivial; frugal; industrious; temperate; ascetic; studious; nascent; leisurely; hurtful; depraved; mean; intoxicating; careless; fatal; constant; inexcusable; incompatible; physical; silly; dreadful; disgusting; beguiling; autocratic; sluggish; roving; debauched; evil; remorseless; ingrained; domestic; active; awkward; licentious; luxurious; extravagant; artificial; dishonest; mourning; filthy; untoward; unmanageable; corrupt; slovenly; indolent; humble; simple; unfixed; dietetic; stylish; unassuming; sordid; demure; synthetic; deliberate; daring; terrible; worse; improvident; intellectual; watchful; unconscious; detestable; dangerous; moral; ferocious; mental; celestial; tranquil; quasi-religious; barbarian; sedentary; unclean; desultory; unrestrained; invariable; systematic; social; separate; idle; economical; sober; contrary; old-fashioned; disconcerting; lifelong; healthful; steady; taciturn; lifetime; precious; established; estranged; unsettled; long-existing; philosophical; popular; spendthrift; cleanly; incurable; religious; offensive; courteous; innate; sidewalk; ill; vulgar; devilish; aquatic; fixed; personal; priceless; dissolute; important; peculiar; cherished; sociable; outdoor; baneful; migratory; industrious; indelicate; retrospective; steady; gregarious; exasperating; tutored; psychological; fastidious; immoral; virtuous; asthmatic; intense; wandering; acquired; uncanny; vicious; comparative; harmless; injurious; prevalent; confirmed; spending; abominable; feminine; deadly; expensive; drinking; mating; unsightly; bloodcurdling; unhygienic;

Verbs for Habit
acquire—; adopt—; assume—; break up—; breed—; check—; contract—; cultivate—; deplore—; develop—; discard—; dissolve—; diverge from—; eradicate—; establish—; fall into—; gain—; inculcate—; induce—; indulge in—; instill—; protest against—; pursue—; regulate—; relinquish—; renounce—; set up—; teach—; unlearn—; upset—; —accustoms; —binds; —compels; — loses its hold; —persists; —roots; —takes possession.

Thesaurus
exhibit, habitual, habituate, inhibit, prohibit, habitat, habitation, addiction, alcoholism, amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, apparel, array, attire, attitude, automatism, bad habit, barbiturate addiction, bent, bib and tucker, body-build, brand, caparison, cast, chain smoking, character, characteristic, characteristics, chronic alcoholism, clothes, clothing, cocainism, complexion, composition, compulsion, constituents, constitution, convention, costume, crash, crasis, craving, creature of habit, custom, dependence, dipsomania, disguise, disposition, drapery, dress, dressing, drug addiction, drug culture, drug dependence, duds, equip, ethos, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fiber, fig, fit, fit out, force of habit, frame, frame of mind, frock, garb, garments, gear, genius, grain, guise, habiliment, habiliments, habit pattern, habituation, habitude, hue, humor, humors, idiosyncrasy, ilk, inclination, investiture, investment, kind, linen, livery, makeup, manner, mannerism, masquerade, minauderie, mode, mold, nature, nicotine addiction, outfit, pattern, peculiar trait, peculiarity, penchant, physical dependence, physique, policy, practice, praxis, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, property, psychological dependence, quality, quirk, rags, raiment, regalia, rig, rig out, rig up, robes, routine, rule, second nature, somatotype, sort, spirit, sportswear, stamp, stereotype, stereotyped behavior, streak, stripe, style, suchness, suit, system, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, threads, togs, toilette, tolerance, tone, trademark, trick, trick of behavior, trim, turn out, type, uniform, usage, use, vein, vestment, vestments, vesture, way, wear, wearing apparel, withdrawal sickness, withdrawal symptoms, wont

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"h{bIt/}}

Etymology

 * 1) From  <  habit: <  habitus: < habeo:; see have.
 * 2) From  habiten: <  habiter: <  habitare:, present active infinitive of habito:, frequentative of habeo:; see have.

Noun

 * Armenian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Habitus
 * Greek:
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Interlingua: habitude
 * Italian:, consuetudine
 * Korean:


 * Norwegian:, sedvane
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, обыкновение,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian: navika, privika
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: అలవాటు(alavaaTu)
 * Volapük: kösömot


 * Armenian:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian: abitudine


 * Norwegian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Catalan: hàbit
 * Dutch: habijt, pij
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: kaapu
 * German:
 * Greek: ράσο


 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: habito
 * Italian: tonaca
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ряса
 * Volapük: kösömotaklot


 * Dutch:, truitjes
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, kilpailuasu


 * Interlingua: habito
 * Italian: uniforme
 * Volapük: kösömotaklot


 * Dutch:, kleding, uitdossing


 * Dutch: verslaving,
 * Greek:


 * Swahili:


 * Marathi: स्वरूप, रीती

Verb

 * Dutch:


 * Swahili:

Noun

 * 1) article of clothing, garment, dress-coat, evening dress, tails, full dress

Related terms

 * habiller
 * habillement

Noun

 * 1) habit (clothing worn by monks and nuns)