habit
Noun
1. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
(synonym) wont
(hypernym) custom, tradition
(derivation) use, habituate
2. a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
(synonym) use, wont
(hypernym) custom, usage, usance
(hyponym) ritual
(derivation) use, habituate
3. (religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
(hypernym) attire, garb, dress
(hyponym) monastic habit
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
4. excessive use of drugs
(synonym) substance abuse, drug abuse
(hypernym) misuse, abuse
(hyponym) alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse
(derivation) habituate, accustom
Verb
1. put a habit on
(hypernym) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
Habiting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Habit
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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ABBIGLIANDO. VESTENDO. ABITANDO