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English noun: habit | |||
| 1. | habit (cognition) an established custom | ||
| Samples | It was their habit to dine at 7 every evening. | ||
| Synonyms | wont | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | custom, tradition | ||
| 2. | habit (act) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition | ||
| Samples | Owls have nocturnal habits. She had a habit twirling the ends of her hair. Long use had hardened him to it. | ||
| Synonyms | use | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | custom, usage, usance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cleanliness, ritual, second nature | ||
| Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
| 3. | habit (artifact) a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attire, dress, garb | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | frock, monastic habit, nun's habit | ||
| Domain category | faith, religion, religious belief | ||
| 4. | habit (process) the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) | ||
| Samples | A shrub of spreading habit. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny | ||
| 5. | habit (artifact) attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) | ||
| Synonyms | riding habit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attire, dress, garb | ||
| Part holonym | jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding boot, riding breeches | ||
| 6. | habit (act) excessive use of drugs | ||
| Synonyms | drug abuse, substance abuse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abuse, misuse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse | ||
English verb: habit | |||
| 1. | habit (body) put a habit on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog | ||
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