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Definition of Habits
Habit Habit Hab"it
. [OE. habit, abit fr. habit fr. L. habitus
state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be in a
condition; prob. akin to E. have. See Have, and cf. Able,
Binnacle, Debt, Due, Exhibit, Malady.]
1. 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.
2. (Biol.) The general appearance and manner of life of a
living organism.
3. 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.
A man of very shy, retired habits. --W. Irving.
4. Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp.,
a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a
riding habit.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy. --Shak.
There are, among the states, several of Venus, in
different habits. --Addison.
Syn: Practice; mode; manner; way; custom; fashion.
Usage: Habit, Custom. Habit is a disposition or tendency
leading us to do easily, naturally, and with growing
certainty, what we do often; custom is external, being
habitual use or the frequent repetition of the same
act. The two operate reciprocally on each other. The
custom of giving produces a habit of liberality;
habits of devotion promote the custom of going to
church. Custom also supposes an act of the will,
selecting given modes of procedure; habit is a law of
our being, a kind of ``second nature' which grows up
within us.
How use doth breed a habit in a man ! --Shak.
He who reigns . . . upheld by old repute,
Consent, or custom. --Milton.
Habit Habit Hab"it (h[a^]b"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habited; p.
pr. & vb. n. Habiting.] [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter,
fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr.
habere to have. See Habit, n.]
1. To inhabit. [Obs.]
In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. --Rom. of
R.
2. To dress; to clothe; to array.
They habited themselves lite those rural deities.
--Dryden.
3. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
