habit

nountendency, practice

noundress, clothing, often for a particular purpose

Word Origin & History

early 13c., "characteristic attire of a religious or clerical order," from Old French habit, abit (12c.) "clothing, (ecclesiastical) habit; conduct," from Latin habitus "condition, demeanor, appearance, dress," originally past participle of habere "to have, to hold, possess," from PIE root *ghabh- "to seize, take, hold, have, give, receive" (cf. Sanskrit gabhasti- "hand, forearm;" Old Irish gaibim "I take, hold, I have," gabal "act of taking;" Lithuanian gabana "armful," gabenti "to remove;" Gothic gabei "riches;" Old English giefan, Old Norse gefa "to give").

Base sense probably "to hold," which ...

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Example Sentences for habit

In you I was sure of a mind strong enough to break the fetters of habit.

It was his habit to affect that he constantly forgot his mother's name.

She was not a woman in the habit of reasoning, and had no conception of the difficulties in his way.

I am in the habit of boarding at a quiet house kept by a widow.

At first you kept on wondering what the joke was, till you saw it ...

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