habit
IPA: hˈæbʌt
noun
- An action performed on a regular basis.
- An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
- An addiction.
- A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
- A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
- (archaic) Outward appearance; attire; dress.
verb
- (transitive) To clothe.
- (transitive, archaic) To inhabit.
Examples of "habit" in Sentences
- He has a habit of simpering.
- His habit is puffing cigars.
- I have a habit of partering.
- He has a habit of redundance.
- I am a habitant of this country.
- They are somewhat crepuscular in habit.
- It is therefore not in the habitable zone.
- Habitation of the dangerous zone is prohibited.
- Odisha food habit is pretty balanced between the non veg and veg habits.
- When work has become a habit, the intellectual level rises rapidly, and organized order causes good conduct to become a _habit_.
- In general, we may say that habit bears a twofold relation to attention: on the one hand, _facile attention shows the reign of habit_.
- Addiction is a tricky thing, and the first thing I believe our friend Sid would recommend is to explore whether what you are calling a habit is an addiction.
- This habit is a good one for your body in many ways, as it washes out your system, and is needed in order to maintain a healthy diet and a clear, healthy complexion.
- Character is nothing more than the sum and co-ordination of those mechanisms which we call habit and which are formed on the basis of the inherited and instinctive tendencies and dispositions which we share in so large a measure with the lower animals.
- And a habit is all they can reasonably hope for -- the absolute value of both gifts was negligible, according to one Slate blogger, who points out that the $10,000 senior gift at Dartmouth makes up .001 percent of the money lost by Dartmouth in the recession, and Cornell's $80,000 a mere .006 percent of the endowment lost in 2009.