Definition of habits in English

Wiktionary

habits (Noun)
Plural of habit.

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habits, verb, present, 3rd person singular of habit (infinitive).
habits, noun, plural of habit.

WordNet

Noun Plural: habits
habit - (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
		use
		usage, usance, custom the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French"
		psychological science, psychology the science of mental life
		ritual stereotyped behavior
		second nature acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate
habit - a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
		attire, garb, dress clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
		religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
		frock a habit worn by clerics
		monastic habit a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery
habit - attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
		riding habit
		attire, garb, dress clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
		jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
habit - an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
		wont
		tradition, custom an inherited pattern of thought or action
habit - the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit"
habit - excessive use of drugs
		substance abuse, drug abuse
		misuse, abuse improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"
Verb habites, habiting, habitten
habit - put a habit on
		apparel, raiment, garment, garb, enclothe, tog, fit out, habilitate, clothe, dress qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university"

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Wiktionary

habit (Noun)
An action done on a regular basis.
habit (Noun)
An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
habit (Noun)
A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
habit (Noun)
A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.
habit (Noun)
Customary manner of dress.
habit (Noun)
An addiction.
habit (Verb)
To clothe.
habit (Verb)
To inhabit.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

habit (n.)
The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
habit (n.)
The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
habit (n.)
Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
habit (n.)
Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
habit (n.)
To inhabit.
habit (n.)
To dress; to clothe; to array.
habit (n.)
To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

habit
A pattern of behavior inherited or acquired through frequent repetition.
habit
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.
habit
An action done on a regular basis; an established custom.
habit
An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
habit
A long piece of clothing worn by members of a religious order, especially monks and nuns.
habit
A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity, e.g. by a horseback rider.
habit
Customary manner of dress.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

habit
hab′it, n. ordinary course of conduct: tendency to perform certain actions: general condition or tendency, as of the body: practice: custom: outward appearance: dress, esp. any official or customary costume: a garment, esp. a tight-fitting dress, with a skirt, worn by ladies on horseback.—v.t. to dress:—pr.p. hab′iting; pa.p. hab′ited.—adj. Hab′ited, clothed, dressed.—ns. Hab′it-mak′er, one who makes women's riding-habits; Hab′it-shirt, a thin muslin or lace under-garment worn by women on the neck and shoulders, under the dress.—adj. Habit′ūal, formed or acquired by frequent use: customary.—adv. Habit′ūally.—v.t. Habit′ūāte, to cause to acquire a habit: to accustom.—ns. Habitūā′tion; Hab′itūde, tendency from acquiring a habit: usual manner; Habitué (hab-it′ū-ā), a habitual frequenter of any place of entertainment, &c.—Habit and repute, a phrase in Scotch law to denote something so notorious that it affords strong and generally conclusive evidence of the facts to which it refers; Habit of body, the general condition of the body as outwardly apparent: any constitutional tendency or weakness. [Fr.,—L. habitus, state, dress—habēre, to have.]